News Analysis
California Watch
The Next Stage in the Weed Wars

What comes after state-level legalization?

Hail Shale
US Oil Output Hit a 43-Year High Last Year

And though it has since flagged, there’s reason for renewed optimism.

Reshuffle in Beijing
As Xi Ousts Finance Minister, China Still Trapped

In dismissing his reformist finance minster, Xi is banking on the status quo for now—but the risks of non-reform keep rising.

The Refugee Crisis
Berlin Prepares to Admit Defeat on Refugees?

Germany’s Interior Minister floats a plan for intercepting migrants at sea and sending them back to North Africa.

Election 2016
The State of Play

On election eve, Clinton is the favorite.

Corruption in Ukraine
Saakashvili Washes Hands of Odessa

Citing pervasive corruption, the former Georgian President has resigned from his post in Ukraine—and turned on his patron, Petro Poroshenko.

Middle East Mess
Saudis Stop Oil Shipments to Egypt

The rift between the two most important Sunni Arab nations is growing.

Middle East Aflame
The Second Front Against ISIS Opens

The collapse of order in the Middle East and the Obama administration’s lame response to it won’t be washed away by the fall of ISIS. But ISIS needs to die

Blue Model Blues
Privatized Pensions No Cure-All

Protesters hit the streets in Chile again last week, urging their government to scrap the pay-as-you-go program that has in the past been held up as a model for the rest of the world.

multiculturalism & its discontents
Biased Ballot Language in the Golden State

A warmed-over ballot summary for California’s bilingual education initiative.

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