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How Trade Became a Weapon
Tariffs, sanctions, export controls, and chokepoint dependencies have turned the world's commercial plumbing into a contested theater.
Who Profits From the Iran War: Inside the Trades That Cashed In Early
Anonymous traders made millions betting on the Iran war's twists. How the bets worked, why they look like insider trading, and what regulators can do.
Qatar's LNG Halt: How the Iran War Triggered a Global Energy Crisis
Qatar's force majeure on liquefied natural gas pulled a fifth of global supply offline, sending gas prices soaring and exposing how fragile the LNG market really is.
An American Water Crisis Is Coming: The Colorado River Reckoning
More than forty million Americans depend on a drying Colorado River, and the leaders who manage it have missed every deadline to fix the crisis.
Did Trump Just Break the Federal Reserve? Inside the Powell Subpoena Crisis
The DOJ has subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment. Inside the test of whether American central bank independence can hold.
The American Economy Isn't Ready for AI
AI displacement is showing up in US hiring data while profits soar. HomeFronts examines the consumer death spiral, strained households, and a policy vacuum.
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America's Housing Crisis Is Manufactured: How Price-Fixing Algorithms Built It
America has more empty homes than it needs, yet rents keep climbing. The reason is manipulation, not scarcity, and the damage is already done.
Did Trump Just Break the Central Bank? The Powell Subpoena and Fed Independence
The DOJ subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment over rate policy. A look at whether American central bank independence can hold.
Is Milei's Economy Working? Argentina's Shock Therapy, Two Years On
Javier Milei promised to drag Argentina out of decades of decline. Two years in, his shock therapy has crushed inflation and balanced the budget, at a price.
Ireland Is Europe's Richest Country. Why Doesn't It Feel That Way?
How Ireland became Europe's wealthiest nation on paper while a housing crisis, phantom GDP, and a two-speed economy leave its citizens struggling.
Russia's Deathonomics: How War Pay Became the Best-Paying Job in the Country
How Russia turned soldier death benefits into the largest wealth redistribution in post-Soviet history — and why the war economy it built cannot last.