Iran has put a tollgate across the Strait of Hormuz. This fundamentally changes the global economy.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Iran War Sends Fertilizer Prices Sky-High
In the middle of the spring planting season, American farmers have to contend with supply chain disruptions.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Delusional Escalations in Iran
Trump is assembling a force of some 10,000 potential ground troops to intensify his Iran war. What will they do? Does he even know?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Billion-Dollar French Boondoggle Gets Even Dumber
He is paying TotalEnergies a billion dollars to do natural gas investments it is already doing.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump Pays a French Company a Billion Dollars to Increase Your Electric Bill
TotalEnergies was going to build wind farms. Now it’s being paid to not build them.
Posted inPodcasts
Organized Money: The Business of Betting on Murder with Sen. Chris Murphy
Bet you can’t guess who is insider trading the Iran War.
Posted inTAP
Dire Strait
Trump’s fantasy about clearing the Strait of Hormuz risks leading to a much wider and more prolonged war.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Negligence in Action: The U.S. Attack on an Iranian School
The bombing of an Iranian school has far-reaching implications.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Ol’ Donny Trump Has Really Stepped in It This Time
In Iran, he finally created a jam for himself it will not be easy to wriggle out of.
Posted inPolitics
The Quietest Government Shutdown
It’s been almost imperceptible, but the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t been funded since February. Avenues to resolve the standoff keep getting cut off.