News Analysis
Setting Sun
Welcome to the Solar Taper

After a period of rapid growth, solar installations are set for a downright dismal 2017.

creative destruction
Start-Up Takes Aim at BigLaw

Corporate law firms are overdue for high-tech disruption.

The Democratization of Burma
Goodbye Myanmar Sanctions?

Human rights activists are worried, as Obama opts for a pragmatic approach.

Bad Timing
Ready for Kashagan? Petrostates Aren’t

A massive new oil field is about to come online and exacerbate a global glut.

Higher Education Watch
House Probes College Endowments

The House Ways and Means Committee takes a second look at college endowments’ tax-exempt status.

Frack Alack
Here’s What Our Fracklog Actually Looks Like

American shale producers have more than 5,000 wells ready to go should prices rebound.

Reefer Madness
California Poised to Legalize Marijuana

The initiative is up by more than 20 points.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte Pivoting Away?

China sees Duterte’s recent snubs of the U.S. as signs of a potential “turning point” in its relationship with the Philippines.

Southeast Asia's Game of Thrones
Cambodia on the Edge

Cambodia is playing a pivotal role in Southeast Asia right now, and so whatever happens there will have ripple effects.

Looking forward
Sometimes, Things Get Better

Three positive trends from the last month.

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