News Analysis
Anti-Semitism Watch
Does Germany Know Jew-Hatred When It Sees It?

A German court legitimated the fire-bombing of a synagogue by calling it an “act of protest” designed to draw attention to Gaza. No anti-Semitism to see here, folks.

Greeks Bearing Debts
The Markets Don’t Trust Syriza, Either

If the euro crisis is the short-term problem for the Hellenes, investor confidence in Greece’s new government is the bigger, long-term challenge.

String of Pearls
China Will Get Its Sri Lankan Port After All

After campaigning on a platform of weakening ties with China, Sri Lanka’s new President reneged on the promise to cancel a major Chinese port project in Colombo.

Putin in Egypt
The Pharaoh and the Bear

Despite a warm welcome, President Putin is unlikely to find a partner in Egypt. But his visit is still a wake-up call for the U.S.

Bankrupt Health Care
Federal “Cost Control” Helped Create Our Hospital Crisis

Hospital consolidation makes health care more expensive—and we have a botched attempt at cost control partly to thank for it.

Bankrupt Health Care
How to Make Health Care Cheaper

Cheaper technologies, price transparency reforms, support for better care delivery, and empowering nurse practitioners: these together could bring down costs for the health care consumer.

what lies beneath
China Reports Huge Gas Find in S. China Sea

An ultra-deepwater gas field off the coast of Hainan may contain more than 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

Obama's Iran Strategy
The President Talks Past His Critics on Iran

The President has laid out his vision, but shows little sign of interacting with widely-held critiques of it.

Oh Brother
Philly’s Pension Leak

Philadelphia will use part of an investment surplus for retiree bonuses—despite the fact that its pension fund is only 47 percent funded.

Bankrupt Health Care
When Health Insurance Doesn’t Mean Coverage

Narrow networks and skimpy plans mean some insured Americans don’t really have coverage that works for them. Whatever your preferred policy, the ACA status quo is not working.

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