Now, as Sen. Bernie Sanders notes, billionaires pay “the same amount of Social Security taxes as someone making $147,000 a year.”
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Spain Faces Energy Blowback, As Its Largest Natural Gas Provider, Algeria, Breaks Commercial Ties
“Seldom in the history of Spanish diplomacy… has a foreign policy initiative had such disastrous results,” as Spain loses its grip on diplomatic relations with Algeria at the worst possible moment.
As U.S. LNG Expands in Europe, a Hidden Threat Grows
Researchers and experts are warning about the danger of naturally occurring radiation in LNG to workers and communities in the US and Europe
The US War in Europe Isn’t Hot Enough – Dropping the Climate Bomb on Russia
Thane Gustafson in Klimat, Russia in the Age of Climate Change, says a lot about Russian energy and metals despite not consulting any experts
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/9/2022
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Global Supply Chains Rattled by Winds of War
An analysis of the concentration of key commodities in supply chains shows why the Russia sanctions are having some outsized effects.
The Tricky Question for Russia of How Far to Go
Why Russia has some tough decisions in the offing.
Housing Bubble Getting Ready to Pop: Mortgage Applications to Purchase a Home Drop to Lockdown Lows, “Bad Time to Buy” Hits Record amid Sky-High Prices, Spiking Mortgage Rates
The increase in interest rates is finally denting mortgage and housing activity of all sorts.
How Will American Oligarchs Keep Control?
It’s easy to forget that at the end of the Roman Republic, the Republic did end. Will our oligarchs engineer a similar regime change?
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/8/2022
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Primaries Are Getting More Crowded with Candidates, and That’s Good News for Extremists and Bad News for Voters
Mainstream politicians and voters are concerned that extremists are gaining ground. Maybe they should focus on the disease, not the sympoms.
