Articles tagged: Economic Crisis

Recession, financial emergency response

17 articles

Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuels’ Post-War Illusion

Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating but facing political resistance.

Forbes by Ingmar Rentzhog, Contributor, Ingmar Rentzhog, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/ingmarrentzhog/

Links 11/15/2025

Our saucy daily links: seal escape, flu vaccine poor expectations, China v. US soyabeans, Berlin v. Huawei, Starmer sinking, Houthi Red Sea escalation, Mark Levin v. Tucker, Ukraine more dire, Trump interview backfire, no THC? Trump cuts some tariffs, datacen…

Nakedcapitalism.com by Yves Smith

What Venezuelans really want

Across Venezuela, residents wonder how long they’ll be waiting.  Venezuela has experienced a severe decade of economic and political crisis, led by Nicolás Maduro. Now, as the threat of US intervention looms, Venezuelans are going through a cycle of anxiety a…

Vox by Ariana Aspuru, Noel King

The man at the center of the crisis in Venezuela

Behind the crippling economic and political situation in Venezuela is Nicolás Maduro.  After years of high inflation and a tumultuous relationship with the United States, the president of Venezuela faces a country waiting for political intervention. US Presid…

Vox by Ariana Aspuru, Noel King

Thomas Piketty: 'The reality is the US is losing control of the world'

The American president wants the 'Pax Americana' to be sustained by tribute payments from the rest of the world in order to endlessly fund US deficits. But with American power already in decline, we must begin to imagine a world without it, the economist writ…

Le Monde by Thomas Piketty

Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways.  My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, w…

The Verge by Nilay Patel