A map allegedly recovered from the Ukrainians Communist Party’s central offices shows Ukraine carved up into a collection of autonomous republics. Is this what Putin has in mind by “federalization”?

Happy Easter to all of our readers who are celebrating today. Here are a few of our most popular essays, short and long, you might have missed this past week.

The concept of investing directly in students’ education in return for a percentage of their future earnings has been kicking around for a while now. One Chicago startup is putting it to the test.

Their names evoke strong emotions among supporters and rivals alike—anxiety, admiration, fear. Meet the three most formidable ladies in Indian politics.

Saying the situation “does not offer cause for optimism,” China’s government finally admitted the extent of the country’s polluted farmland. It’s very bad.

A new genetically modified plant could boost human health and relieve the strain on the oceans’ natural resources. That is, if the greens don’t kill it first.

As two courts mull cases that could throw the Prime Minister out of office, Bangkok is again on the edge. The prospect of history repeating itself is dangerously likely.

Two lawsuits in California and North Carolina suggest that teacher tenure reform could be the next big education policy fight.

The President’s traveling to Asia to convince America’s allies in the region that he’s still committed to them. After a series of foreign policy distractions like Ukraine and a few flubs on trade, that will be a hard sell.

Detroit’s unions are looking for a way to get federal money earmarked for distressed homebuyers to go to fixing pensions instead.