A war to prevent the past from becoming our future
Europe
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Capitalism’s Endemic Shortages
Today on TAP: Oil to end Russia’s stranglehold on Europe? Creating enough semiconductors? Only publicly owned companies can deliver those goods.
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The French Left’s Conundrum
Today on TAP: Macron’s been a disaster, but far worse disasters await should he lose.
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Whose Bright Idea Was It to Extend NATO Membership to Ukraine?
Today on TAP: That master of foreign and military policy, George W. Bush
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Ending the War in Ukraine
The Biden administration’s inattention to diplomacy has led to stray comments about regime change.
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How Hungary’s Orban Turned the Ukraine War to His Own Advantage
And set an example for other right-wing leaders
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After the Russian Energy Ban
Short term, it’ll be hard to avoid recession. Long term, we missed the moment for a cheap green transition, but may have broken the resistance to a sustainable future.
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Old Lesson Learned Anew: Cross-Border Capitalism Doesn’t Deter Wars
Today on TAP: As Bob Kuttner has frequently noted (including today), the myths of capitalist globalization have been shattered.
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The End of Globalism
The world economic and financial system will never be the same.
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War in Ukraine Shifts European, American Views on Energy Dependence
Relying on authoritarian states for fuel supplies turns out to be a dismal geopolitical strategy.