Ones and Tooze

As the war in Ukraine entered its third week, the price of a barrel of oil peaked at $130, its highest since 2008. The pain is already spreading around the world—to people who rely on gas to get to wo...

11 Mar 202234min

On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss the sanctions Europe and the United States have imposed on Russia's economy in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The penalties are unprecedented in scope b...

4 Mar 202232min

On this episode, Cameron and Adam discuss the sanctions President Biden has imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine and the gaping hole that allows Russia to continue exporting oil and gas. Le...

25 Feb 202234min

Adam and Cameron take a closer look at the economics of the Canadian trucker protest to see how much damage one blockade can inflict on the entire Canadian economy and why a singular bridge has such o...

18 Feb 202234min

The U.S. economy grew close to 6% in 2021, the strongest year in nearly four decades. On this episode of Ones and Tooze, Adam Tooze and Cameron Abadi analyze how we have bounced back from the pandemic...

11 Feb 202234min

The cryptocurrency market has lost some $1.1 trillion in value over recent months. On this episode, Adam and Cameron discuss what accounts for the tumble and what function crypto serves beyond its app...

4 Feb 202235min

If Prime Minister Boris Johnson loses his job over the the scandals now engulfing the British government, his political obituary will focus on just three things: Brexit, COVID, and Partygate. On this ...

28 Jan 202238min

It's been lampooned as a gathering of "the rich and the clueless." U2 lead singer Bono referred to its attendees as "fat cats in the snow." So what makes the World Economic Forum's annual conference i...

21 Jan 202231min