The energy transition is already here, but so are midterm-killing gas increases. Climate hawks are winning the war and losing the battle.
Energy & the Environment
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
A Look Inside Interior
Biden appointed Native Americans to top jobs at the Cabinet agency, but so far the Interior Department’s policies have been business as usual.
Posted inWorking in America
Oshkosh Corporation Seeks Non-Union Labor to Build Postal Trucks
The controversy over locating a manufacturing plant could impact upcoming postal legislation, White House climate goals, and a high-profile Senate race.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Distressed-Debt Hedge Funder Becomes CEO of New Development Bank
The new head of the Development Finance Corporation spent two decades at a Boston hedge fund that controlled nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rican debt.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Equity’s Favorite Failing Coal Plant
The saga of Longview Power shows the extent of private equity’s interest in coal power.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Frackers Restrict the Flow and Raise the Price
After a decade of flooding the market with cheap fossil fuels, investors have cut back on production.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Ukraine Crisis: Another Chapter in the Russian-American Carbon Rivalry
The U.S. and Russia have vied to serve Europe with energy since the 1940s. The current tensions in Ukraine must be viewed in that context.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Hidden Costs of Containerization
How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis
Posted inEconomic Policy
China: Epicenter of the Supply Chain Crisis
How concentrating dependence on China upended our economy and added risk
Posted inAmerica and the World
Most Americans Don’t Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives?
Anti-war politicians have become willing to criticize failed adventurism in the Middle East. They’re more reluctant to pump the brakes on Ukraine.
