The haves and the have nots of energy
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Maybe it’s hoarding, or protectionist, or human nature. Whatever you want to call it, some countries have plenty of oil right now — especially wealthier ones with their own refineries and reserves — while others can't get what they need and are rationing fuel. Plus, "starting has always been hard. This era is making it harder," said New York Times bestselling author Jodi Kantor. Today, we hear her job-hunting advice for new grads.
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| 1:01.3 | The haves and the have-nots of energy. |
| 1:05.3 | From Marketplace, I'm Sabri Beneshire. |
| 1:07.6 | Almost 2,500 years ago, Thucydides, the historian in general from ancient Greece, |
| 1:13.2 | famously wrote, the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. |
| 1:18.6 | The quote is often used to refer to the grim reality in international affairs that when push comes to shove, |
| 1:24.2 | the vulnerable suffer at the hands of the powerful. And as it was in the Peloponnesian |
| 1:28.9 | war millennia ago, it is true today in oil markets. The Iran war's chokehold on oil and gas |
| 1:35.3 | supplies is laying bare the haves and the have-nots in the global economy. The marketplace of Samantha |
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