Trending Now
We have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Eurasia Group and its affiliates, including GZERO Media, to clarify the types of data we collect, how we collect it, how we use data and with whom we share data. By using our website you consent to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, including the transfer of your personal data to the United States from your country of residence, and our use of cookies described in our Cookie Policy.
{{ subpage.title }}
What Mohammed bin Salman wants for Christmas
What do you get for the millennial autocrat who has... everything?
Watch more PUPPET REGIME!
Subscribe to GZERO Media's YouTube channel to get notifications when new videos are published.
The Graphic Truth: Evergreen Economics
Bah humbug! Christmas tree prices are soaring as demand rises, but supply dwindles. In North America, a continent-wide tree shortage is taking root thanks to a declining number of Christmas tree farms.
The number of US farms fell sharply during the 2008 financial crisis and has continued to decline – so much so that 96% of the Christmas trees sold in the US come from Canada. But Canadian farms took a hit this summer from droughts, floods, and wildfires, and Canadian farmers also say fewer young people want to take over their tree businesses when they retire.
Christmas trees take eight to 10 years to grow, making it difficult to start new farms and even harder to turn profits. Inflation is raising the cost of fertilizer and fuel, and these costs are being passed on to consumers.
So if you’re wondering why the price of cheerful boughs is making you feel like the Grinch, blame climate change, a lack of farmers, inflation, and … well, Canada.
A Kremlin Christmas
With Europe facing an energy crisis, all the good boys and girls want one thing -- but poor Santa Claus has to kiss the ring to get it.
Watch more PUPPET REGIME!
Subscribe to GZERO Media's YouTube channel to get notifications when new videos are published.
- PUPPET REGIME: The fairytale kingdom - GZERO Media ›
- Putin has a solution for US democracy - GZERO Media ›
- The new Santa Claus: Trump's new role | PUPPET REGIME ... ›
- What We're Watching: Kim Jong-un as Santa - GZERO Media ›
- Putin It Out There: Leverage 101 - GZERO Media ›
- Zelensky vs Santa Claus - GZERO Media ›
- New Year, New Me! - GZERO Media ›
- Putin and the rat - GZERO Media ›
- Joe Biden’s classified docs - GZERO Media ›
- What Mohamed bin Salman wants for Christmas - GZERO Media ›
Xi's Xmas surprise
As world leaders gather for a secret Santa exchange, China’s president comes away with the best gift of all.
Watch more PUPPET REGIME!
Subscribe to GZERO Media's YouTube channel to get notifications when new videos are published.
Spreading festive joy - and health awareness
A man decorating a Christmas tree with brightly coloured face masks and bottles of hand sanitiser last week at the Catholic Church of Christ the King in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java province.
The new Santa Claus
President Trump may not have won reelection, but he's now claiming he's been named to an even bigger role. He may know if you've been naughty or nice, but is he really Santa? You'd better look twice.