The Grain Giants Have Made a Bonanza from Hunger. Time to Take Them Apart
The global food system, heavily influenced by the big grain companies, needs an overhaul to allow diverse crops, producers and supply routes
Read more...The global food system, heavily influenced by the big grain companies, needs an overhaul to allow diverse crops, producers and supply routes
Read more...Satyajit Das’ final post on where the world order is headed.
Read more...The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.
Read more...Too many are putting their eggs in the LNG basket.
Read more...the EU using an obscure steel secondary sanction to whack Türkiye?
Read more...The US is having a hissy over the OPEC+ production cut. Not a good look.
Read more...Why, as they say in Maine, you can’t get get there from here as far as our green energy plans are concerned.
Read more...Oil traders, including the trading desks of the big oil companies, continue to trade in Russian hydrocarbons and are making extraordinary profits.
Read more...By Conor Gallagher Yves wrote yesterday about what the Russian response might be to the Nord Stream attacks. I wanted to touch on a few other potential consequences I’ve come across, and as there are no doubt more, hope to see them in comments. Economic Catastophre in Europe Now Certain There were questions in Washington […]
Read more...Conor: Germany’s swift demise reminds me of the German intelligence agent Bachmann in “A Most Wanted Man.” He’s led to believe he’s operating on an equal level with CIA and British intelligence only to realize too late he was being played the whole time. Hudson gets to the bottom of what Germany’s downfall will mean […]
Read more...Michael Hudson gives a newswap with Ben Norton: student debt forgiveness, inflation, Ukraine, dollar rows, and the death of the Queen
Read more...Ukraine is pushing for sanctions on Russian uranium. Thorium isn’t ready for prime time, so sanctions put further pressure on energy markets.
Read more...Most French colonies in Africa became independent in the 60s. But most are in poverty, much worse off than other African economies.
Read more...Puzzling why the EU seems determined to drive itself off a cliff.
Read more...By John McGregor, a translator and political violence researcher The mass transition to renewable energy will require a fundamental redesign of much of our technology and the infrastructure that supports it. Copper will be required in far greater quantities than it is currently. A July 2022 analysis by S&P Global has identified that there will […]
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