Airpocalypse Now
New Delhi Suffocates Under Smog

An immense smog crisis in New Delhi underscores how far India has to go in addressing air pollution.

Election 2016
Live-Blogging the Election Returns [NOW CLOSED]

Follow along and refresh this page all night for updates.

Putin & Abe
Japan and Russia Gear Up for High-Stakes Talks

The islands dispute remains a thorny issue, but there are plenty of reasons for Putin to seek rapprochement with Japan.

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vetocracy
Too Much Law and Too Little Infrastructure

The United States lags behind other Western countries in infrastructure building because we have a system ruled by vetoes.

Europe and the Middle East
EU Officials Tell Israel to Lift Gaza Blockade

Of course, they forgot to mention that other country maintaining a blockade.

Immigration and 2016
30 Years Since Amnesty-for-Enforcement Failure

It looks like we haven’t learned any lessons since in the intervening time.

Budget Battles
Putin Can’t Stop Feeding the Caucasus

Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov puts his foot down—and the Russian President obeys.

Hong Kong Democracy
China Cracks Down On Hong Kong Localists

Beijing’s ruling in a Hong Kong legislative dispute sets a major precedent, and deals a big blow to the independence movement.

California Watch
The Next Stage in the Weed Wars

What comes after state-level legalization?

Hail Shale
US Oil Output Hit a 43-Year High Last Year

And though it has since flagged, there’s reason for renewed optimism.

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