News Analysis
Blue Civil War
California Pension Meltdown Hits Schools Hard

Keep an eye on whether and how the intra-Democratic fight over scarce resources shakes up politics in the Golden State.

Pipeline Politics
Keystone XL and DAPL Are Back

Keystone XL and DAPL never had much relationship with environmental health and safety.

Media Myopia
Study Lands Blow Against “Fake News” Panic

A new study casts doubt on the idea that the false stories peddled on the internet actually meaningfully moved the voting public.

RIP TPP?
The Pacific Trade Scramble

With the U.S. out of TPP, the Pacific’s major powers are making their opening pitches on how a trade deal could be salvaged.

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Trump’s Infrastructure Rhetoric Has States Chomping at the Bit

The myth of the “shovel-ready” project persists.

Intel Wars
Beyond the “Flynn Probe”

There doesn’t appear to be much to the so-called Flynn Probe itself, but it hints to a deeply dysfunctional dynamic existing between the intelligence community and the new Trump Administration.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Philippines: Keep Your Feuds Outta ASEAN

The Trump Administration is likely to comply.

demographic transformation
The Next Wave of Suburbanization?

The millennial urban boom may be coming to a close. This could have major consequences for America’s politics and geography.

A Heavy Lift
Will EU Sanctions on Russia Survive US Pullout?

No, probably not. But President Trump may have trouble lifting them in the first place.

Delivering on Promises
Trump’s First Moves: Trade

TPP, NAFTA, and a special deal with the UK: Trump’s first week will be a busy one.

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