By Daniel Brouse Modern capitalism, particularly in its post–World War II form, has depended on growth — growth in productivity, growth in consumption, and critically, growth in population. Programs such as Social Security and Medicare are not pre-funded savings accounts; they are transfer systems that rely on a sufficiently large base of current workers paying […]
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Judge Rules Trump’s Secret Climate Panel Unlawful: A Crucial Win for Science and Justice
The Trump administration’s covert effort to undermine climate science has been dealt a significant legal blow. A federal judge ruled that the secretive “Climate Working Group,” convened by the U.S. Department of Energy to produce a report minimizing global warming risks, violated federal law. This report was central to attempts by the Trump administration to […]
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State Capitalism in America? Price Controls, Golden Shares, and the Reordering of U.S. Markets
Trump has repeatedly promised to dismantle the existing global economic order. Ironically, many of the policies advanced under that banner do not represent a return to free-market capitalism — they signal a shift toward a more state-directed economic model. Globally, the administration has escalated trade conflicts, withdrawn from negotiated trade frameworks, and imposed historically high […]
Black Zombie Fires and the Rise of Green Unicorn Algae
Daniel Brouse and Sidd MukherjeeFebruary 5, 2026 Introduction For decades, Sidd and I have studied applied systems analysis in nonlinear dynamic climate systems. We have co-authored papers on carbon cycles, jet stream dynamics, albedo shifts, brown carbon, AMOC instability, permafrost thaw, Amazon rainforest dieback, sea-level rise pulses, hydroclimate whiplash, Arctic sea ice loss, and interacting […]
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Price Floors and Power: When Free Markets Give Way to State-Directed Capitalism
U.S. Vice President JD Vance told a meeting of more than 50 countries focused on expanding access to critical minerals that the United States plans to establish a system of price floors for those commodities — a significant intervention in markets traditionally governed by supply and demand. A government-imposed price floor for critical minerals is […]
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Accelerating Climate Collapse: Understanding Feedback Networks and Their Impact
by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukehrjee Climate doesn’t respond instantly — it has inertia. The oceans absorb enormous amounts of heat, so even after greenhouse gases are emitted, warming continues for years and decades. That’s why the hottest days of summer come weeks after the longest day of the year — the system takes time […]
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Economic Collapse and the Trump Card: When Leverage, Confidence, and Credibility Fail
by Daniel Brouse February 4, 2026 Past Performance Does Not Necessarily Predict Future Performance Every prospectus carries the familiar warning: “Past performance does not guarantee future results.” It is a mandatory SEC disclosure reminding investors that historical returns — whether strong or weak — do not reliably predict what comes next. That disclaimer guards against […]
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Youth Mental Health in the Era of Accelerating Climate Extremes: Psychological Trauma, Agency, and the Emerging Molecular Health Crisis
Daniel BrouseFebruary 2, 2026 Abstract Recent peer-reviewed research published in Nature (2026), PNAS, and a January 2026 analysis in Taylor & Francis Online converges on a stark conclusion: climate change now constitutes a measurable and escalating threat to youth mental health. Extreme weather exposure, chronic climate disruption, and perceived governmental inaction are driving significant increases […]
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Cracked Fractals: Climate Thermodynamics, Insurance Instability, and Sovereign Debt Transmission in Late-Stage Capitalism
by Daniel Brouse (February 2, 2026 update to an ongoing study) Abstract The relationships between climate physics and modern financial structure are complex, dynamic, and fundamentally non-linear. This paper examines the transmission mechanisms linking climate destabilization to structural fragility within advanced capitalist economies. Drawing on thermodynamics, actuarial science, and sovereign debt dynamics, it argues that […]
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2026: Confirmation of Nonlinear Climate Acceleration in the Arctic–North Atlantic System
Daniel Brouse and Sidd MukherjeeOngoing Study Abstract Recent observational evidence from the Arctic–North Atlantic system indicates that climate change is not proceeding linearly but is accelerating through interacting feedback mechanisms. Arctic amplification has intensified beyond earlier projections, coinciding with destabilization of large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns, increased Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss, nonlinear cryospheric events, and […]
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