The Obama-Republican Standoff on Climate Change

Americans, standing apart from the world, remain bitterly divided on taking action.

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The U.S. Global Business Community Must Speak Against Trump

Silence now will cost critical economic partners and strategic allies all over the world.

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Paris: Portrait of a City in Green and Brown

Marine Le Pen’s inexorable rise augurs poorly for France and Europe.

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The Christian Terror of Saint Augustine

In an earlier era, rampaging monks sought to create the Christian equivalent of the ISIS caliphate.

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Draining the Deserts

From small island nations to the Middle East’s major powers, water stress is a severe challenge for many countries.

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Venezuela at a Crossroads?

The Venezuela opposition win is both astonishing & unsurprising. It’s not an unqualified good result.

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The Rise of Plastic

The past, present and future of plastic production.

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The Libel Equating Islam With Terror

The homegrown attacks in the U.S. and Europe have more in common with secular mass shooters than with Mideast jihad.

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A U.S. Carbon Transition?

What factors have helped the United States reduce its per capita emissions?

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The Sharing-the-Crumbs Economy

Why Silicon Valley’s techno-utopian vision of “sharing economy” is a mirage.

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