News Analysis
Limping to Paris
EU Climate Chief Decries “Painfully Slow” Climate Talks

The EU’s climate commissioner criticized the sluggish pace of progress in climate talks leading up to the Paris summit.

Hail Shale
Now We’re Fracking with Sewage Water

A major U.S. shale company just signed a multi-million dollar deal to buy wastewater from a Texas town for use in fracking operations.

Le Pen vs. Le Pen
So Long, Pops

Politics is thicker than blood: Marine Le Pen tells Daddy Dearest to take a hike, as she preps for the presidential race in 2017.

Between the Koreas
Shells Fly Across the DMZ

North Korea and South Korea get tense.

Cold War II?
NATO’s Line in the Ukrainian Sand

The official statement by NATO is the firmest official warning yet against any further Russian attempts to grab Ukrainian land.

Enviro-Mental
GMO Labeling Runs Amok

Green nut-jobbery is pushing firms to label their foods as non-GMO—even when their products lack genes to modify.

Crude Economics
Brace Yourself: Here Comes $30 Oil

All the pieces are in place for oil prices to plunge into the $30 range. Are producers and petrostates ready?

Asia's Defense Spending
Submarine Sales Skyrocket in Asia

With China’s territorial aggression setting the geopolitical tone, the Asia-Pacific submarine market is booming, as its neighbors rush to balance it.

Student Debt Crisis
Grad Degrees Drive Student Debt Disaster

How the U.S. addresses its student loan problem will be one of the major fiscal questions of the next decade. Reforming overpriced graduate programs has to be part of the answer.

The Purge Goes Cyber
China Rounds Up 15,000 in Push Against Cyber Crime

Beijing announced the arrest of 15,000 “cybercriminals,” including not a few members of the politically dissenting blogosphere, as Xi’s campaign to tighten controls on citizens kicks into high gear.

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