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The oil industry’s war bonanza

by Mel Gurtov  In case you haven’t noticed, a major consequence of the Ukraine war is the bonanza it has provided for the oil and gas industry. U.S. sanctions on Russian oil and gas have given the industry yet another reason for more drilling and fiercer opposition to ...

Blame corporate greed for rising prices

by Kyle Herrig Americans paying more at the grocery store and gas pump are told that supply-chain issues related to the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian war against Ukraine are fully to blame. But, in truth, corporate executives are also exploiting these crises to make record ...

The high price of meat: Look at the packing industry

It’s not every day that the Biden administration and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller agree. In fact, it’s more like a total eclipse of the sun. But there is a crucial area where the two have found common ground, and that is their concern over the reason meat prices, and ...

Emergency price gouging regulations can be detrimental

by Gavin Roberts and Rik Chakraborti One year ago, California and Hawaii were the first states to announce emergency declarations to fight COVID-19. In doing so, they activated preexisting price gouging regulations. The reasoning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed, was so that ...

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