Economics
Larry C. Johnson – The Pipeline That Was Supposed to Save Saudi Arabia
The East-West line to Yanbu is breaking down, and with it the kingdom’s last reliable route around Hormuz Read Article HERE
Energy
Economics
Larry C. Johnson – The Other Hormuz Shocks: LNG and Helium. Economic effects of the Persian Gulf cutoff, from first-order to tertiary
This is a follow-up to my previous piece on the economic effects of the Persian Gulf sulfur and urea cutoff. In that piece I argued that the public conversation about the Strait of Hormuz has […]
Austerity
Michael Hudson – Feed Your Country or Pay Your Creditors
Iran war could turn rising oil and food costs into a debt crisis, forcing countries to put their populations before creditors. Energy prices and the risk of a world depression Robinson Erhardt: Michael, I woke […]
Economics
Larry C. Johnson: The Human Cost of The War Nobody Is Counting: Sulfur, Fertilizer, and an Email from Florida
For seven months, the coverage of the war with Iran has been about oil: tanker counts, the price of Brent, how much is left in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Hardly anyone outside the fertilizer trade […]
Economics
John Mearsheimer – Trump Can’t Bluff Iran into Surrender
6 October 2026
Energy
Joshua Frank – Vampire Planet: Yes, Trump Seized Greenland After All
The US agreement with Denmark gives the super-power enormous control over Greenland’s critical mineral resources. Joshua Frank is co-editor of CounterPunch and co-host of CounterPunch Radio. He is the author of Atomic Days: The Untold Story of […]
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Millions Marched for Climate. What changed?
2 Ocotober 2026
Economics
Economics
Larry C. Johnson: America’s Diesel Surplus Is an Illusion (An Update from Karl Miller)
On paper, the United States should be the world’s safety valve in this fuel crisis. American refineries make far more diesel than Americans burn. But every one of those barrels is already spoken for. Between […]
Economics
Nate Bear – Germany De-Industrialised Itself For Ukraine, And Trump’s Oil Donors Profited
In 2021, the US supplied around 5% of all Europe’s gas. That figure is now 26% and rising. Nate Bear is a journalist, a pr/comms man for corporates, money funds, for non-profits, for climate orgs, […]