2022-05-16
Divya Manian on balancing agriculture with ecology, the politics of price controls, and making community energy the default choice.
Remittance by the Barrel
Each year, millions of barrels are shipped from NYC to the Caribbean. Here's why, how, and the economics behind it. For many Caribbean
2022-05-09
Dan Hui on pandemic film production, Ukrainian rail, and the liquidation industry.
Made in the USA
Starting 2022-05-06, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing.
In Case of Emergency
A brief history of just-in-time manufacture The pandemic has brought not one crisis, but many. Supply disruptions have meant that products from paper
2022-05-02
Lee Wilkins on the wild history of ballooning, bathrooms in space, and radioactive toys.