Macro-economics... well, sort of as the impact is very micro..., close to you.

The Peak of World Oil Production and the Road to the Olduvai Gorge (Nov 2000)
The British Invasion of Iraq in 1941 (Dec 2002)
The Real Reasons for the Upcoming War With Iraq (Jan 2004)
The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target (Oct 2004)
Crude Designs: The Rip-Off of Iraq's Oil Wealth (Nov 2005)
The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse (Jan 2006)
The dollar's full-system meltdown (Nov 2006)
The second Great Depression (Feb 2007)
Japanese interest hike sparks market plunge (Mar 2007)
Saudi Arabian oil declines 8% in 2006 (Mar 2007)
Life After the Oil Crash