How railroads shaped the course of American politics? Railroads not only transformed the landscape of the nation but also greatly altered its political destiny. Railroads played an important role in American politics from corporate power to labor unrest, from government policies to public outrage, and their historical significance can be summed up in a single
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How a Salt Monopoly Could Spike Car Accidents in the Midwest
Michael Milken, private equity, and a salt roll-up are showing we re in for shortages and price spikes.
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I write a lot about big tech, but today’s issue is about something so basic and fundamental we literally don’t think about it. Salt. Salt mining is one of humanities’ oldest industries, with wars fought over this commodity. Cities like Venice monopolized the salt trade in the middle ages for geopolitical reasons, and the British tried to block colonists from access to salt during the American Revolution to prevent their ability to preserve food.