To decrease its reliance on sooty coal, China is consuming and importing vast quantities of natural gas at an increasing pace.

In the latest sign of European anti-Semitism, Gaza protests pressured a British supermarket to pull Kosher foods from its shelves.

Rock journalist and musician Bob Stanley attempts a full-throated defense of “poptimism” and an encyclopedic account of the American music industry’s rise and fall. Both miss the mark.

The rescuers of the Yazidis weren’t just any Kurds—they were PKK, and their presence is making an impact on the conflict in northern Iraq.

Three hundred big name health care advocacy groups have signed a letter to HHS claiming that insurance discrimination is alive and well under the ACA.

Mathematical models are helping scientists identify genetic traits that will help us engineer crops that can adapt to climate change. Once again, reason is winning out over panicked apocalyptic world views.

The Philippines military wants to operate a cruise service to the disputed Spratly Islands. The players in Asia’s Game of Thrones know that when they conduct even innocuous activities in or around these territories, their claims become that much more real.

Your Monday bad idea: Los Angeles is considering offering cash prizes for lucky voters in a desperate bid to boost turnout.

Most proposals about unifying the United States and Canada are based on economic complementarity and cultural affinity. Here’s one based on institutional necessity.

For-profit law schools often leave their students with enormous debt and few if any job prospects, and they use deceit to keep profiting off of the unsuspecting. But we shouldn’t let more respectable schools off the hook either.