The return to all-out war in the Mideast will cut off oil supplies from the region at a time when the world no longer has the reserves that shielded the global economy from a fuel crisis so far, oil traders are warning.
Category: 21 July 2026
AI REBRANDING TACTIC FALLS FLAT
Last April, Allbirds, a U.S. shoe company, decided to cash in on the AI frenzy by changing its name to Newbird AI.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
America’s economic decline continues to spread beyond layoffs and into a more troubling trend: businesses shutting their doors for good.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
America’s job market keeps flashing warning signs as layoffs spread across banking, technology, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, media, and education.
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY AND PERPETUAL WAR
One of the defining failures of modern American government has been the steady erosion of Congress's constitutional authority over war.
MORE LIES: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION INSISTS THAT IRANIANS ARE DESPERATE FOR A DEAL
The White House said last week that Iran “very much continues to talk” with U.S. negotiators and has expressed that they “want to make a deal” because of the “devastating blows” absorbed by the U.S. military.
WHAT CEASEFIRE? ISRAEL CONTINUES TO CARRY OUT STRIKES ON SOUTHERN LEBANON
The IDF did not slow its attacks on southern Lebanon over the weekend, and witnesses told news outlets that they heard explosions and saw the Israeli military cut down trees in the region, according to Anadolu.
TRUMP RE-IMPOSES NAVAL BLOCKADE OF ALL IRAN’S PORTS AS MOU CRUMBLES
The Trump administration announced last week that it would reimpose the naval blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz on all ships with connections to Iranian ports to choke Tehran economically and reimpose its will in the region.
TWO-STATE-SOLUTION DOA: ISRAEL SIGNS NEW $2.3B AGREEMENT TO EXPAND ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS IN OCCUPIED WEST BANK
Israeli media reported last week that the government signed a new $2.3 billion framework deal to build 12,000 new housing units and suitable infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, as any hope for a two-state solution fades.
AMERICANS DON’T LIKE FASCISM: MERGER OF STATE AND CORPORATE POWERS
A newly released survey found that 49 percent of Americans say that it is wrong for the federal government to own a stake in private companies, while just 19 percent of voters agree with the policy as President Donald Trump continues to intertwine the government and the private sector.









