Tag Archives: job losses

El Nino 2023 to 2024: Cocoa Beans, Chocolate shortage

Posted on October 7, 2024 by borderslynn

El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), our planet’s single largest natural source of year-to-year variations in seasonal climate—has been disrupting climate in the tropics and beyond since May 2023, likely contributing to many months of record-high global ocean temperatures, … Continue reading →

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US Sanctions and Economic Aggression

Posted on August 25, 2024 by borderslynn

Here I present more extracts from Saleh Mohsin’ excellent book, ‘Paper Soldiers’ which has helped me understand the history of ‘weak’ or ‘strong’ dollar through the eyes of US Treasury secretaries. The United States started freezing assets as a method … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: job losses

El Nino 2023 to 2024: Cocoa Beans, Chocolate shortage

US Sanctions and Economic Aggression

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