The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing
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Algorithms and AI have turned Gaza into a Laboratory of Death
Location, contact networks, patterns of communication, and group affiliations make it possible to map the social life of an entire people
The Apocalyptic President: The Personification of an Imperial Power (and Planet) in Decline
Trump ran his second candidacy in 2024 on the all-too-bluntly apocalyptic slogan drill, baby, drill us into a literal hell on earth.
Trump’s War on Somalia: Bombings, Slashing Food Aid, Promoting Climate Change
Climate change is at least somewhat implicated in the social dislocations that fuel terrorism in Somalia
US, Iranian Officials Set For New Negotiations Aimed At Preventing War
Tensions have been building after mass nationwide protests in Iran last month, during which authorities launched a brutal crackdown
From Waltz to Hormuz: Why a Gulf Escalation would backfire Systemically
The international system today is not only defined by polarity but by dense interdependence. Energy chokepoints generate global conflict
S. Australia Wholesale Electricity Prices fall 30% with Solar, Revealing Trump’s High-Cost Fossil Fuels Scam
If fossil fuels were competitive, Trump wouldn’t have to try so hard to stall permitting for new wind and solar projects
Who Fears the Truth? The Deep Fake Campaign to Silence Francesca Albanese on the Gaza Genocide
The edited clip of that speech ricocheted across social media, falsely suggesting
The Disappearance of Palestine
International support for a Palestinian state has never been stronger, but its territory is disappearing like sand in an hourglass
Israel Still Throttling Medical Supplies to Gaza: “The Fungus is Eating Her Face”
Children continue to be affected by airstrikes and the disruption of essential services, with 37 children reported killed since Jan. 1
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