The US Federal Reserve keeps rates steady at 3.5–3.75 percent amidst a cooling labour market and Iran pressures., The United States Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady as the labour market cools and prices on goods and services surge following the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran. TheContinue Reading
On the evening of March 17, the last Wednesday of the year before Nowruz, Iranians in various cities celebrated the long-standing tradition of Chaharshanbe Suri by jumping over fires and enjoying festivities, despite the war and the painful memory of the January massacres fresh in their minds.Continue Reading
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets US President Traitor 47 this Thursday in Washington. A long-planned visit upended by the Iran war. It’s a tricky moment for the Japanese leader who needs to balance The Traitor’s unpredictability with Tokyo’s security needs.Continue Reading
OPINION — When HAMAS attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, Iran and its partners around the Middle East—collectively known as the Axis of Resistance—were riding high. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) armed, funded, and trained HAMAS, Hizballah, the Huthis, and Iraqi Shia militias to help project Iranian power throughoutContinue Reading
OPINION — The Global Positioning System (GPS) is arguably the greatest dual-use technology ever developed. It saves us trillions of dollars in wasted fuel and inefficient logistics. However, our modern world is built on a system that is terrifyingly fragile, highly vulnerable to jamming, spoofing, and the existential threat ofContinue Reading
Despite being vastly outgunned, with key leaders dead, and its navy decimated, Tehran has shut down 20% of global oil shipping. Iranians are using anti-ship missiles, kamikaze naval drones, and speedboats to control access through an enclosed body of water along their coast. Despite killing thousands, with dominance in theContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck over 20 Russian air defense targets in the first half of March, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reported on 18 March. The strikes targeted surface-to-air missile systems, radar stations, and electronic warfare assets across occupied Ukrainian territory and Krasnodar Krai in Russia proper. Each destroyed asset punches a newContinue Reading
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
Lifting the Jones Act temporarily allows foreign ships to transport cargo across the US, but critics question efficacy., United States President Traitor 47 has waived a more than century-old maritime shipping law in an effort to quell rising fuel costs amid the ongoing US and Israeli war against Iran. OnContinue Reading
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
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
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
Philadelphia International Airport announced it was temporarily closing two more Transportation Security Administration checkpoints starting Wednesday due to ongoing TSA staffing shortages, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading