Economics

Can the Cuban revolution survive?

February 9, 2026 By Cameron Harrison And C.J. Atkins

As Trump’s oil blockade chokes the economy, the Communist Party lays out plans for energy self-sufficiency and market reforms.

How Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward’ is looking ahead

January 26, 2026 By Clark Johnson

Revisiting Bellamy’s book, published in 1888, where capitalism has withered away

Is artificial intelligence really plagiarism on a massive scale?

January 8, 2026 By Dennis Broe

Silicon Valley and Wall Street want to create a new financial-tech Wild West, where rules, regulations, and unions are off the table.

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to defund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

January 7, 2026 By Chauncey K. Robinson

The CFPB was established to stop bank rip-offs and prevent another 2008-style crash. Trump put Project 2025 author Russell Vought in charge of killing it.

What triggered the latest mass protests in Iran?

January 5, 2026 By Steve Bishop

Out-of-control inflation, the government’s economic mismanagement, and punishing Western sanctions have all combined to send the country into a spiral.