Putin has said Ukraine conflict is existential threat to Russia, but there are signs the Western capitalist class is dealing with their own existential crises. Will their greed get us all killed?
Read more...Efforts to crush the Russian diamond trade come when the industry is under duress. Why might the comparatively small Russian exports survive?
Read more...US agriculture workers are in desperate need of labor action as the employers (and regulators) do next to nothing to ensure safe working and living conditions.
Read more...The agreement between Russia and Iran will replace the 10-year-deal signed in March 2001 and has been expanded not only in duration but also in scope and scale.
Read more...China is raising the stakes in the US sanctions war by tightening rare earth screws.
Read more...More on the truly wacky new president of Argentina, Javier Milei who nevertheless may get some of his bad ideas implemented.
Read more...Opposie! The West increasingly needs critical materials from countries against which we have escalated, particularly for green energy.
Read more...hinese demand for food imports resulted in a significant increase in global cropland and higher profits for farmers exposed to this demand shock. It further highlights that this Chinese food shock served as the main impetus for global deforestation over the period.
Read more...The much-touted green transition is flagging due to rising materials costs.
Read more...Why skeptics are correct to doubt the Biden Administration claims touting how well the economy had done under its stewardship.
Read more...As mining companies delve ever deeper into the Earth, new tools — from AI to metal-eating microbes — will guide the way.
Read more...DOJ finally goes after Agri Stats, a company notorious for helping the meat industry gouge producers, stores and consumers. Will the move serve as a warning for other industries?
Read more...The commodity price break, which worked its way down to consumers, is ending. What next?
Read more...Russia’s substantial lithium reserves and very competitive production costs imply that Russia will soon become a critically important source.
Read more...How imperailasm has determined much of the structure of the international economy and that in turn affects domestic interests.
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