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In 10 Years, No One in Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: Three Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable
From Finland to California, the cities of the future are here.
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Despite Obama’s Call for Cheap, Fast Internet, Many Cities Aren’t Allowed to Provide It
Obama hailed the benefits of an open Internet in his State of the Union address. Here's what it is and how he's trying to make it happen.
Special Report: Money and Lies in Anti-Human Trafficking NGOs
Despite enormous budgets, it's not clear anti-trafficking organizations can possibly be accomplishing what they claim.
The Collapse of Europe? The European Union May Be on the Verge of Regime Collapse
The EU needs more than pretty rhetoric and good intentions to stay glued together.
Paint the Town Red: Syriza’s Historic Victory and the Steep Road to Greek Recovery
Syriza's win in the Greek elections resulted from wide opposition to austerity, not a political shift to the left.
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A Regime Change in Switzerland
The Swiss National Bank managed a credible regime change. Unfortunately, it was a change in the wrong direction.
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The Deficits Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About
Our real deficits are in jobs, infrastructure, income, equality, retirement security, education and trade.
Foreign Secretary Refused to Intervene for Brit Rendered to Ethiopia
Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, a father of three from London, was abducted in Yemen and rendered to Ethiopia seven months ago today.
Matthaei Letter to Treasury Secretary Lew
Given persistent, pressing economic crises, the Obama administration should open an Office of Economic Innovation to consider systemic changes, and involve Marxists and heterodox economists to help visibilize possible …
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Leak Trial Shows CIA Zeal to Hide Incompetence
The subject of competence is a sore spot for career CIA employees proud of their hard-boiled affects.