The Greek Tragedy: Anagnorisis
Creditors Walk from Greek Negotiations

“The next 24-72 hours will be crucial as we enter potentially uncharted territory for the eurozone.”

Chasing Clarity
Only 10 More Days of Talks Before December’s Climate Summit…

Time is running out for climate negotiators to produce a clarified draft text for December’s momentous climate summit.

brave new world
OPM Hack Effects Could Be “Exponential”

Thought you were safe from China’s latest hack because you don’t work for the government? Think again.

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The Future
The Transportation Revolution Is Coming

Leaps in technology are moving us toward a revolution in transportation. But to predict how this will change society, we need to look beyond the automotive industry.

Hope is not a Plan
Obama’s Grave Miscalculations

As the consequences of errors made in the quieter years before 2012 have begun to take their toll, and the significant misjudgments and missteps made since the election have added to the chaos, President Obama is in danger of the achieving the least successful track record in foreign policy of any American president, bar none.

Crude Economics
US Energy Outlook Dims

The EIA expects American oil output to drop slightly next year as low crude prices hurt shale producers.

The Special Relationship
An Insider’s View

Are presidents and prime ministers as important to the special relationship as the military and civilian professionals in both governments who work with, befriend, and trust each other?

talking turkey
Davutoglu: Turks Have Rejected Presidential System

Is the long-rumored Davutoglu-Erdogan split finally coming into the open? Prime Minister Ahmet Dagutoglu speaks bluntly about ending discussion on the presidential system.

Hegemonic Hospitals
Hospitals Rip off the Uninsured

Fifty U.S. hospitals charge uninsured ten times the cost of care. This is just a small example of the larger costs Big Hospital imposes on us.

Critical Thinking
Another Green Comes to His Senses on GMOs

A former director of Greenpeace UK called GMO opposition “morally unacceptable.”

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