Author Archives: Conor Gallagher

The West Goes After LNG in Mozambique Despite Regional Violence That Has Displaced Close to a Million People

The EU and US are trying to replace Russian gas and push China out of the resource-rich African nation.

Links 3/6/2023

Coups, Chaos, and the Crumbling of the Francafrique: the Widening War between East and West in Africa’s Sahel

US undersecretary of state Victoria Nuland says to remain calm.

Wolf Richter: US Natural Gas Production Surges to Record in 2022, Up 33% from 2017. LNG Exports Hit Record Despite Freeport Terminal Shutdown

LNG exports to Europe up 150%, exports to Asia and Latin America plunge. Germany buries its head in the sand.

Links 3/5/2023

The Widening War: How the Nato-Russia Confrontation Is Playing Out in North Africa

Europe is desperate for North African energy, and yet the West threatens to alienate countries there with its demands they cut ties with Russia.

Breached Dam, Incineration of Soil Flood East Palestine With Fresh Fears of Toxins

“I’ve had fear and now this just put the anxiety over the top,” said one local resident.

Türkiye After the Earthquake: Why Not to Expect a Change in Russia Relationship

Türkiye’s economy, reeling after the Feb. 6 earthquake, will need beneficial economic ties with Russia more than ever despite western pressure.

Links 2/20/2023

Mark Cuban Has Been Taking On the Drug Industry. But Which One?

Billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks gets into the pharmaceutical industry.

Europe’s Second Largest Industrial Base Sinks Under the Weight of Energy Costs as Divisions Open Up in the Ruling Coalition

Italy searches for energy after cutoff from Russia.

Links 2/19/2023

Reversing 30 Years of Damage from the Clintons, the DOJ Closes A Price-Fixing Loophole Wide Enough to Drive a Truck Through

Why are you paying so much for everything? DOJ admits that decades-old carveout allowed even non concentrated industries to effectively build cartels to coordinate prices and wages

Amid Ohio Nightmare, Rail Worker Alliance Urges All of Labor to Back Railroad Nationalization

Rather than settle for narrow reforms, rail workers are pushing for public ownership of the US railroad system, which is commonplace throughout much of the world.

Auckland Just Had Its Wettest Month in Over 170 Years, and More Rain Is on the Way

Just days after its worst flood disaster on record, New Zealand braces for Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle