Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner moves to exempt union non-members from fees used to fund collective bargaining by public unions. Forget the new red Senate; the states are the places to watch.

A German court legitimated the fire-bombing of a synagogue by calling it an “act of protest” designed to draw attention to Gaza. No anti-Semitism to see here, folks.

If the euro crisis is the short-term problem for the Hellenes, investor confidence in Greece’s new government is the bigger, long-term challenge.

After campaigning on a platform of weakening ties with China, Sri Lanka’s new President reneged on the promise to cancel a major Chinese port project in Colombo.

Despite a warm welcome, President Putin is unlikely to find a partner in Egypt. But his visit is still a wake-up call for the U.S.

Hospital consolidation makes health care more expensive—and we have a botched attempt at cost control partly to thank for it.

Cheaper technologies, price transparency reforms, support for better care delivery, and empowering nurse practitioners: these together could bring down costs for the health care consumer.

An ultra-deepwater gas field off the coast of Hainan may contain more than 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

The President has laid out his vision, but shows little sign of interacting with widely-held critiques of it.

Philadelphia will use part of an investment surplus for retiree bonuses—despite the fact that its pension fund is only 47 percent funded.