News Analysis
So Much for Peak Oil
At Long Last, Kashagan Comes Back Online

One of the world’s longest-running energy fiascos is finally exporting oil.

Rule by Fiat
Venezuela Supreme Court Stacks Cards in Maduro’s Favor

One should never underestimate what a determined authoritarian government, with its paws on the various levers of power, can achieve.

The China Bubble
China Takes Baby Steps to Restrain Housing Market

As some predict an imminent housing bubble, Beijing directs banks to rein in home loans.

Jobs of the Future
People Skills Will Matter More in Post-Industrial Economy

The new economy will put a premium on workers who can provide services that require a human touch.

Geopolitical Drift
Russia-India Relationship Sours Over Pakistan

Russia’s military cooperation with Pakistan will cast a shadow at this weekend’s BRICS summit.

Still Boondogglin'
Fraud Strikes the Heart of America’s Biofuel Industry

Two biofuel executives pled guilty to gaming our biofuel boondoggle for tens of millions of dollars.

Enviro-Mental
Germans Will Pay Even More for Green Power Next Year

Germany’s green energy surcharge is expected to rise by 8 percent next year.

Heckuva Job
What Erdogan’s Pivot to Putin Means

Briefly: nothing good for American interests.

Higher Education Watch
Campus Inquisitors Have Second Thoughts

The Department of Justice has spent years rolling back campus due process protections. But it says one college took things too far.

China's Big Money Diplomacy
Politically Guided Lending Backfires on China

For Beijing’s banks, picking winners and losers has turned out to be a losing game.

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