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Jobs of the Future
How Slow, Expensive Internet Is Holding Back Our Economy

After a period of technological stasis, internet capabilities are finally growing. And that growth means immense, positive change for the American workforce—if American internet service providers get on board.

The Kejriwal Backlash
Welcome to Indian Politics, Common Man

India’s newest rising political star, the chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, is smashing and stumbling his way through the first weeks of holding office. A backlash has grown against him. But changing Indian politics in India was never going to be easy.

Ukraine Blowing Up
As Protesters Ready for Fight, Feeble EU Looks On

The first fatalities in the ongoing protests in Ukraine may have forced government and opposition leaders to meet around a negotiating table yesterday, but the ceasefire subsequently reached is only the calm before the storm. Three hours of face-to-face talks yesterday afternoon yielded no results, and by nightfall the same three opposition leaders who had […]

Healthcare in the Home
Unions Tell Mom She Must Pay Dues to Care for Her Son

In Illinois, unions forced a mom who receives a stipend for caring for sick son to pay dues. She’s taken her case all the way to the Supreme Court, and the outcome could have massive implications for the future of unionization and home health work.

Green Retrenchment
Europe Ditching Renewables Requirements

Brussels unveiled a new set of climate goals today, and the targets set out sketch a portrait of a continent wary of the costs of green policymaking. Conspicuously absent from this set of targets—which will effectively replace its 2020 counterpart—are any mandatory renewable energy requirements for national governments. Instead, the European Commission is giving governments the freedom to choose the means by which they achieve the required end.

North African Instability
Is Algeria Next?

Ethnic violence has erupted in Algeria’s southern desert city of Ghardaia this weekend. One man died, ten were wounded and homes and businesses went up in flames.The zone of instability that continues to form in the wake of the Arab Spring may be moving towards Algeria.

Fixing the Schools
Cuomo and de Blasio Square Off Over Pre-K Funding

There are forces at work in American politics that keep any party from establishing a permanent majority. The major fault line opening up between New York’s most powerful Democrats, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, proves the point.

Flora As Fuel
A Biofuel Boondoggle Boon

Scientists have discovered a new method for converting plant matter into biofuel that could help undo America’s biofuels boondoggle, and could help bring down global food prices.

Where Is the King?
Thailand Inches Toward Disaster

The government of Thailand imposed a state of emergency in the capital as demonstrators and chaos on the streets continue to push Yingluck Shinawatra’s administration toward the brink of disaster. Only 11 days remain before snap elections on February 2. The question on everyone’s mind is: Can the country make it?

Inflation Nation
Argentina Declares War on Amazon, Ebay

Economic buffoonery continues in Argentina, as the sinking government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner now requires consumers who make online purchases from foreign websites to produce a written declaration at a customs office, and then to pay a 50 percent tax on the items. Like Argentina’s recent 35 percent tariff on foreign credit card transactions, and all the various currency controls President Fernández has introduced since 2011, this latest effort is unlikely to stop the country’s reserves from drying up.

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