How the Democrats brought crypto back from the dead after the FTX collapse and how weak oversight harms consumers and produces systemic risk.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Here Comes the Sun: A Way Forward if We Take It?
Bill McKibben published The End of Nature in 1989 when he was in his twenties. His book is generally recognized as the first to address what was then called global warming and now more properly labeled AGW, anthropogenic global warming. I read the book when it was released and it made perfect sense to me […]
Venezuelan Oil and the Limits of U.S. Refining Capacity
Most economic analysis of Trump’s planned Venezuela oil heist has focused on production. Time for a wee look at refining.
Greenland Is the Crown Jewel of “Fortress America”
More on Trump’s plans to annex Greenland.
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – U.S. Militarism and Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear proliferation is no longer driven primarily by rogue ambition or regional instability. It is increasingly a rational response to a global order in which legal restraints on force are eroding and security guarantees appear contingent and unreliable. As military power displaces law as the ultimate arbiter of security, nuclear weapons reassert themselves as the only credible deterrent against coercion—pulling multiple threshold states toward rapid proliferation and dangerous alliance entanglements.
Michael Hudson: Weaponizing the World’s Oil Trade is the Bedrock of the U.S. Rules-Based Order
How justifications for US foreign and economic policy revolve around the oil trade.
The Extortionate Human Cost of US-Led Sanctions, and the Role of Western Media in Covering It Up
“Sanctions are becoming the preferred weapon of the United States and some allies – not because they are less destructive, but because the toll is less visible,”
Illinois, Minnesota Sue Over Trump ICE Agents Who ‘Have Acted as Occupiers’
Better late than never: states are starting to file suits over ICE thuggery.
What Would a Trump Takeover Mean for Greenland’s Resources?
A look at a Trump pretext for taking Greenland: its significant stores of oil, gas, and minerals, with the vast majority still underground.
Coffee Break: Minnesota on ICE, Part One
With the killing of Renee Good, Minneapolis has become the frontline of POTUS Trump’s ICE incitement and the reasons why go back decades and across the globe to Somalia.
Do You Want to Work Less?
Richard Murphy look at the growing number of high-paid professionals in the UK are choosing to work fewer hours.
Does Washington’s Global War Against China’s Oil Suppliers Stand Any Chance of Success?
The prospects are not looking good.
