News Analysis
The Nuclear Negotiations
As Iran Deadline Slips, Keep an Eye on the Holidays

June 30 matters less than July 9—and possibly, July 4.

Cloudy Skies
What Hawaii Can Teach Us About Solar Power

How Hawaii’s solar industry is destabilizing its grids.

Abe on the High Wire
Japan Wary of Constitutional Change

Abe’s push to change the pacifist constitution isn’t winning over the public. That could change if China acts up in the seas this summer—so Beijing might keep quiet to keep Japan out of the game.

Beware of Greeks Bearing Debts
€60 a Day: Currency Controls Hit Greece

The long-anticipated crisis finally breaks.

Shale Fail
Britain Deals Fracking Another Blow

A British county council dealt fracking a one-two punch over the past week, rejecting two separate permits for fracking.

Puerto Rico Blues
A Greece of Our Very Own

Puerto Rico’s governor: We cannot pay our debts. The math doesn’t work.

The New Economy
Will Paris Leave the Lights on for Airbnb?

The popular apartment-sharing site had twenty times more users in summer 2014 than in 2011, says Airbnb. But that’s not filling everyone with joie de vivre.

Internet Age
US Navy Clicks to Ignore Updates

The Navy has commissioned Microsoft to extend service for its systems running Windows XP, which the company discontinued last year.

Beware of Greeks Bearing Debts
Greeks to Vote Twice: With Ballots, but First with Banks

500/7,000 ATMs in Greece are now out of cash.

Now We're Cooking With Gas
Thank Shale and Fire Up the Grill This Summer

Propane prices are at their lowest level since 2002 as shale has nearly doubled domestic propane production since 2009. Cheaper prices can have a real impact on the heating bills of many American households

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