This story was originally published by Canary Media.
The Trump administration says one of the world’s biggest natural gas-fired power plants will come to Ohio. But financial risks, permitting hurdles and uncertainties about the project’s access to equipment have critics doubting when—and if—the plant will come online.
The U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled the plan last month in a press release ...
The narrative here is a classic “high-stakes gamble” packaged as a strategic victory, employing a deceptive frame of “American investment” to mask a potentially disastrous outcome. The core manipulation – a “motte-and-bailey” – centers on inflating the significance of the $33 billion investment to make the fundamental risk seem manageable. The Department of Commerce is framing this as a win against Japan, subtly implying a geopolitical advantage rooted in trade deals, diverting attention from th...