News Analysis
Transport of Tomorrow
Self-Driving Cars to Hit the Market by 2020?

The transportation revolution is closer than you think—and the knock-on effects will be huge.

Winter for Higher-Ed
College Debt Woes Point to Grim Future

Sooner or later, interest rates will go up generally, and that’s likely to price some colleges out of the bond market completely.

Leftward Drift?
Clinton Tries to Surf Tide She Can’t Block

The Democratic Party is running left, and presidential candidates need to run fast enough to stay at the head of the parade.

Falling BRICS
China Selling U.S. Treasurys

Increased sales of U.S. debt by central banks are a sign of weakness in emerging markets.

the migrant crisis
Europe Uses the Carrot and the Stick on Immigration

An important series of negotiations has begun that could determine the future of the immigration crisis.

Hail Shale
How Fracking Is Helping America Get Greener

Natural gas is rapidly displacing coal as a power source here in the U.S., and it’s reducing emissions in the process.

BDS Watch
BDS MIA in Beijing?

A new Chinese fund directs venture capital to Israeli startups. Didn’t Beijing get the BDS memo?

Frack Baby Frack
Shale Boom Putting Cash in Americans’ Pockets This Winter

Thanks to fracking, U.S. households will save money on heating bills this winter.

Out of Afghanistan?
U.S. Commander: Afghanistan Needs Us

Campbell’s comments may suggest the White House is reconsidering the complete withdrawal promised by the end of President Obama’s tenure.

Blue Model Death Watch
Who Doesn’t Want to Move America Forward?

The Democrats’ economic agenda often amounts to doubling down on the 1950s economic model at all costs.

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