Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections
A one-time tax on the super wealthy is an important step toward greater equality.
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Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
Driving Off a Cliff?
Donald Trump’s tariffs will make the U.S. auto industry less competitive and leave the industry out of step with the auto market's shift to EVs.
Copper and Trump’s Tariff Tantrums
Copper is an often-overlooked metal, but it has been essential to human existence. And, now, copper is the critical material for decarbonization.
The Burning of (Parts of) Los Angeles
Explaining the natural and human causes of the recent fires—and dispelling the myths.
Mixing Oil and Water
How the Political Economy of Energy and Food Links Southern California and Saudi Arabia
Mixing Oil and Water
How the Political Economy of Energy and Food Links Southern California and Saudi Arabia
SWIFT, the U.S. Dollar, and the Global Political Economy of Trade
Decoding the Messaging Network That Enables International Bank Transfers
Caring by the Dollar: Nursing Homes, Private Equity, and Covid-19
A Brief History of the Nursing Home Industry