The Top 10 Global Risks for 2026
By Ian Bremmer, TIME
2026 is a tipping point year.
That’s not because we should expect a coming confrontation between the two biggest powers, the U.S. and China. Nor are tensions between the U.S. and Russia likely to spiral out...
Kara Swisher Nukes the Tech Bros
The Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller with Kara Swisher
Timeline
0:00 – Intro + Pivot hosting
1:33 – “2025 recap”: tech oligarchy +...
Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract
By Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Since Donald Trump...
For years, people had pressed hedge fund mogul Warren Buffett on who would take over Berkshire Hathaway as he geared up to step down. Rumors swirled, …
Trump Seizing Greenland Could Set Off a Chain Reaction
After Venezuela, Europeans are taking the president’s threats seriously.
By Shane Harris, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Jonathan Lemire,...
Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
By Kristen Welker and Steve Kopack, NBC News
President Donald Trump said he believes the U.S....
Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela foreshadows a new ‘great power’ carve-up of the world
By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
Donald Trump and his senior officials have...
Trump’s ‘American Dominance’ May Leave Us With Nothing
The president’s moves in Venezuela foretell a new global system.
By Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic
In George Orwell’s dystopian novel...
Before toppling Maduro, the US spent decades pressuring Venezuelan leaders over its oil wealth
By James Trapani, Western Sydney University
After US special forces swooped into Caracas...
Can the US ‘run’ Venezuela? Military force can topple a dictator, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy
By Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University
An...
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela
Explainer by Heather Cox Richardson
Timeline
0:00 — U.S. strike on Venezuela; framing and stakes
1:00 — Maduro, drug-trafficking claims,...
Maduro ousted in US raid, a major win for Trump ~ Ian Bremmer's Quick Take
"After months of escalating pressure, the Trump administration executed a...
How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela?
What did the United States just do?
By David Frum, The Atlantic
David Frum is joined by The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum...
Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
President Trump offered few details about how the United States would oversee Venezuela and...
Kara Swisher Nukes the Tech Bros
The Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller with Kara Swisher
Timeline
0:00 – Intro + Pivot hosting
1:33 – “2025 recap”: tech oligarchy +...
Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway’s 2026 Predictions on AI, Stocks, Trump, and… Lesbians?
Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Pivot
Timeline
00:00 Intro and AI Predictions
6:32 Business...
Immigrants left the labor force in 2025, but U.S.-born workers aren’t enjoying a jobs boom, according to government data and economists. President Donald Trump and White House leaders say that American workers are winning because of his immigration crackdown. But the data doesn’t back that up. Since …
Anthropic C.E.O.: Massive A.I. Spending Could Haunt Some Companies
Dario Amodei, C.E.O. and Co-Founder of Anthropic, speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin, DealBook, NY Times Video
Timeline
0:00...
Kara Swisher on AI Bubbles, Big Tech and Life after Trump
The Mishal Husain Show, Bloomberg Podcasts and Bloomberg Television
Timeline
00:00 - Introducing Kara Swisher
01:36 -...
Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026
By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
By Lazaro Gamio and Amy Schoenfeld Walker, NY Times
Excerpt:
"The complex network is only expanding. Trump Media is now looking to...
World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Coming Back Online in Japan
By Peter Zeihan
Japan is restarting the world’s largest nuclear power plant, after a 15-year shutdown following the...
2026 Predictions
Courtesy of Scott Galloway, No Mercy/No Malice, @profgalloway
Audio Recording by George Hahn
Every year, we make predictions. Our missives on 2025, made in October...
Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract
By Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Since Donald Trump...
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
By Jake Scott, Stanford University
The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood...
World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Coming Back Online in Japan
By Peter Zeihan
Japan is restarting the world’s largest nuclear power plant, after a 15-year shutdown following the...
West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses
By Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University
In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across...
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
By Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica
It’s a fundamental tenet of health care in...
Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
By Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University
Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge...