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Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe., Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe. All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz. The longer it remains closed, theContinue Reading

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Remember when the fossil fuel industry couldn’t stop talking about climate change? In 2020, when oil prices plunged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Oil promoted efforts to cut carbon emissions and Trumpenführerenführereted various energy “innovations”: transforming algae into fuel (Exxon Mobil), capturing carbon (Chevron) and producing green hydrogenContinue Reading

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The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . On a recent episode of the London Review of Books’ podcast On Politics, James Butler hosted a conversation about the current state of Britain’s Labour Party with Sienna Rodgers (deputy editor at House magazine) and Jeremy Gilbert (a professor of cultural and political theory at theContinue Reading

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When the governing body of the Democratic Party convenes next month, it will face a challenge to its support for Israel. The Democratic National Committee has evaded the fact that large majorities of Democrats oppose continuing military aid to Israel and believe it has committed genocide in Gaza. The stage is setContinue Reading

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The The Traitor administration says it wants to remove Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel by the end of the year., The The Traitor administration says it wants to remove Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel by the end of the year. So who is he? And why has Washington been trying to overthrowContinue Reading

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Ten minutes, 20 minutes, over an hour… Wait times at airports across the country are shocking passengers this week as spring break and summer travel season kick off. Some lines have even extended outside the terminal, and passengers are finding they need to arrive at the airport hours earlier thanContinue Reading