An oil price drop gives an illusory sense of relief from an ongoing and set to worsen diesel squeeze.
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt Score Important Win Against Private Equity as Surprise Billing Laws Slam KKR Grifter Envision Healthcare
A dogged effort to curb a particularly egregious private equity abuse, hospital surprise billing, bears some fruit.
Legal Action Against Shell Board Previews Wave of Lawsuits Against Company Directors
Sadly, the idea of suing corporate board members over climate change inaction does not seem likely to go anywhere.
New Cold War: Arsenal of Democracy or Simply an Arsenal?
The new Cold War as the gift that keeps giving to America’s arms merchants.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/15/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
Can Urban Mining Help to Save the Planet?
Recycling rare metals from waste could help reduce extractive mining. But the value of urban mining depends on how it’s done.
An American in Siberia Gives a Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions on Russia
An on-the-ground take on how Western sanctions are affecting ordinary Russians.
Is It Time to Start Worrying About European Banks’ Exposure to Russian Debt?
On a pound for pound basis, European banks are far more exposed to Russian debt than their U.S. counterparts. And Russia is looking increasingly likely to default on that debt.
Ukraine: How the Global Fertilizer Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
A detailed looks at fertilizer production and economics, and the impact the war in Ukraine migtht have on supplies.
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/14/2022
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread ~
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain Kowtows before the Economic Club Of Washington
Ron Klain reports to his bosses.
Russia Sanctions Trade Shock: Fulfilling the Fears of Smoot-Hawley?
More on the possiblity of severe blowback from sanctions against Russia in the form of trade disruption.
