Crude Economics
America the Marginal?

The bear crude market will hurt some U.S. shale producers, but energy security is rising both domestically and globally.

To Grow or Go Green?
India to Greens: We Have a Right to Grow

India’s environment minister defied calls to reduce his country’s emissions, saying “growth cannot be compromised.”

the junta's legacy
Burma Backtracks on Press Freedoms

Freedom of the press is Burma’s canary in the coal mine: Its deterioration may be a sign that the country is backsliding into the oppressive habits of the former military dictatorship.

Abortion in America
SCOTUS Case Spotlights Common Ground on Abortion

Pro-life and pro-choice groups have come together to support a woman suing UPS over pregnancy discrimination. The two sides share more common ground than the media often suggest.

Trouble in Paradise?
Let’s Play the Carbon Market Blame Game!

The head of the UN’s carbon trading scheme blasted EU technocrats for “dumb decisions” that have undermined his program.

ACA Agonistes
A Misleading Case for Obamacare

Jonathan Chait thinks the ACA is performing swimmingly. It may not be the utter horror show that conservatives predicted, but his case for the law is leaky at best.

Energy Woes
Without Nuclear, Japan’s Emissions Hit Record High

Japanese greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high last year thanks to the shutdown of its nuclear reactors.

Plane Plight
France’s Arms Bind

When French officials talk Mistral, they’re thinking Rafale. The sales of the latter, France’s premier fighter jet, are up, but this only highlights France’s larger dilemma.

Power Problems
Winter Has Arrived in Ukraine

Ukraine’s energy minister begged his countrymen to lower their electricity consumption to avoid blackouts.

ACA Agonistes
ACA Gets 2nd High-Profile Dem Defection

Outgoing Iowa Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin, who helped draft the ACA, now thinks the law was a mistake. Even though he claims that single payer is the answer, he does get a few things right.

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