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the price of healthcare
Healthcare Is Too Expensive No Matter Who Pays For It

Single-payer healthcare starts sounding much less appealing when accompanied by the mammoth tax bills that would be required to pay for it.

Arms Race in Asia
China Spurs Submarine Spending Spree

China is leading the pack in expanding its fleet of submarines—and the rest of Asia is scrambling to catch up.

Crude Economics
The New Oil Reality

The recent crude “cost recalibration” is about much more than hydrocarbons.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Pakistan: China’s Next Economic Colony?

That’s certainly how it looks in India.

polarizing
Democrats Push Left as Midterm Campaigns Approach

If you thought that Donald Trump’s victory would impel the Democrats to pivot even modestly toward the center, think again.

Pipeline Problems
Does America Still Need Keystone?

TransCanada is reevaluating.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Toward Detente In the South China Sea?

With the U.S. policy process visibly hobbled, claimants in the South China Sea are beating a path to Beijing to hash things out bilaterally.

Crude Economics
Here’s Why Petrostate Oil Cuts Have Disappointed

Hint: it has to do with last year’s production.

European Disunion
Spain Joins the Mo’ Money Caucus

Pressure on Germany will grow after its elections, as Spain joins France and Italy in a clear call for Eurozone reforms to benefit its indebted southern members.

Diesel Dupe
Diesel’s Dirty Secret

A new study says air pollution from diesel is being underreported all over the world.

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