News Analysis
Demographic Decline
The Blighting of Europe Proceeds Apace

Southern Europe’s economic woes have sent birthrates plummeting, as one crisis begets another.

Trudeau Take-down
Bill McKibben Calls Out Green Hypocrisy

The environmentalist has no love lost for Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

credit where it's due
Tillerson Comes into His Own

Reports of the Secretary of State’s isolation have been greatly exaggerated.

$15 Minimum
Retail in a Tailspin

This is the wrong time to raise the minimum wage.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Pence to Pyongyang: Don’t Test Trump

The administration’s North Korea policy—and the role of the Syria strikes in shaping it—is coming into clearer view.

An End to Ataturk's Republic
What Erdogan’s Win Means

Erdogan’s victory will raise questions about Turkey’s international role as his personal dominance of the state barrels ahead.

China Fails to Break Its Addiction

…to old-fashioned economic stimulus and real estate.

Crude Economics
China Snubbing OPEC Oil

Beijing has begun actively looking outside of the Middle East for its oil.

turf wars
Keep an Eye on the Blue City-Red State Showdown

Red states, especially in the South, are trying to put the brakes on progressive legislation in their own rebellious blue cities.

Wind Win
Offshore Wind Turns a Corner

A Danish company is building two new wind farms off the German coast…without government subsidies.

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