Category Archives: Energy markets

American Hegemony by AI: The Role of Israel

The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor is back from the dead, but what of all the issues with an imperial strategy that relies on data centers and desalination in a hotbox ready to blow.

Dollar Supremacy Strategy or All-Time Grift? American AI Imperialism’s Reliance on the Middle East

Washington plots to ride the AI bubble back to the top—using Persian Gulf capital and energy to get there and make everyone rich along the way—and what this can tell us about war against Venezuela.

Even the Wall Street Journal Doubts the Trump Seize-Venezuela-Oil Scheme

Despite Trump’s loud proclamations, his fevered Venezuela oil heist dreams are set to go nowhere. So what happens then?

US (So Far) Fails to Capture Third Venezuela Tanker. What Does the US Do to Restore Its Manhood? Allow Privateers via Letters of Marque?

The US campaign against Venezuela takes a new turn as a Chinese tanker so far has successfully run away from the US Navy.

“The Truth Behind Trump’s Aggressive Venezuela Strategy”

An explanation of why US belligerence against Venezuela is not about exploiting its oil. So what is it about?

U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

Some updates on the US capture of an oil tanker that had just departed from Venezuela.

The U.S. Is Betting the Economy on ‘Scaling’ AI: Where Is the Intelligence When One Needs It?

A detailed discussion of how AI data-center investment boom is soking a societally and financially costly bubble

The Cloud’s Not Fluffy, It’s a Hot, Loud, Energy-Voracious Factory

A more detailed look at why to resist massive pressures for data center buildout and question claims of inevitability.

Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity

The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.

TurkStream Is in Washington and Brussels’ Crosshairs, But Math to Replace the Russian Gas Doesn’t Add Up

The latest stop on the natural gas magical mystery tour: Greece, with its imports of American LNG, is declared a “gas hub” that’s going to save Ukraine this winter—and make up for southeastern Europe’s lost TurkStream supply in the future.

AI Hyperscalers Crash the Grid as Big Tech Becomes a Power Trader

Enron’s success in gaming power prices suggests that there’s reason to worry about AI hyperscalers aselectricity traders

Tom Ferguson and Nick French: Red Tech’s Political Power, Its War on Labor and the Environment

An in-depth talk between political scientist Tom Ferguson and Jacobin’s Nick French about recent big shifts, above all the rise of red tech.

The Trans-Caspian Pipeline Is Resurrected as the U.S. Plots a Return to Central Asia

The Turkish Trojan Horse pressures Russia and Iran on new fronts, but China holds dominant position.