News Analysis
Don't Cry to Me Argentina
Argentina Seeks Home Court Advantage

Argentina is having trouble paying its bondholders back due to two U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Its solution? Let’s just resolve the whole mess under Argentinian law.

Iraq Disintegrates
Kurdistan Exists: What Now?

The Kurds now stand as perhaps the most coherent and powerful force in Iraq, and they will probably elect to form their own state. Turkey may well be backing them. What then will Washington do?

ACA Revisionism
Under ACA, Premiums Rise by 28 Percent

ACA supporters say subsidies will blunt premium hikes for individuals. But shifting the burden around in this way does nothing to address our health care crisis.

Pipe Dreams
Canada Approves Keystone XL Backup

Canada approved the Northern Gateway pipeline yesterday, but plenty of challenges remain for the project. Keystone remains the smartest option for everyone involved.

All The President's Media
The Botched Recovery from Superstorm Sandy

The recovery from superstorm Sandy has been messy in the same way the aftermath of hurricane Katrina was. Thankfully President Obama is in office, or we would have already heard all about it.

Crisis in Ukraine
Putin’s Tightrope Dance

If Kiev’s forces continue to retake the border, Putin will have to choose between increasing military support or watching Ukraine wear the rebels down. If he ups his support, he risks incurring painful sanctions from the West, but if the rebels lose, he’ll suffer a blow to his prestige at home.

Organized Chaos
The Modernity of ISIS

ISIS, the group that took over Mosul last week, uses sophisticated accounting and social media in its quest to spread violence and chaos in the Middle East. This is no ragtag group.

Uber Alles
Seattle Surrenders to the Uber Revolution

Seattle has reversed the cap it put on Uber drivers in March. This is a concession that will make the world greener, raise salaries, and make consumers happier all at one.

Don't Cry to Me Argentina
SCOTUS to Argentina: Pay Up, Deadbeat

The Supreme Court said that Argentina had to tell US bondholders where it was keeping its assets around the globe and had to pay creditors back in full from its 2001 default, in a pair of rulings that delivered a body blow to the South American republic yesterday, and may have important repercussions well beyond its borders.

Frack Attack
It’s Good to Be Shale King

Thanks to fracking, the U.S. is dominating the refined petroleum products market. A new IEA report predicts that the rest of the world will jump on the shale bandwagon by the end of the decade, but America has built up an impressive head start.

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