Trudeau Take-down
Bill McKibben Calls Out Green Hypocrisy

The environmentalist has no love lost for Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

credit where it's due
Tillerson Comes into His Own

Reports of the Secretary of State’s isolation have been greatly exaggerated.

China Fails to Break Its Addiction

…to old-fashioned economic stimulus and real estate.

The Art of the Deal
Reading Trump’s Foreign Policy Shifts

With Russian rapprochement stalled, Trump has embarked on another uphill effort: peeling China away from North Korea.

The Art of the Deal
Trump Plays the Trade Card for Help on North Korea

Trump’s pitch to Xi—concessions on trade for cooperation on North Korea—offers key insights into his worldview.

Now You See It Now You Don't
The Magic Disappearing $100 Billion Climate Fund

This is the house of cards that the last Administration claimed was a big piece of its green legacy.

Libya Afterparty
From Responsibility to Protect to Slave Markets

Desperate African migrants trying to reach Europe are being bought and sold on slave markets in Libya. Thank goodness a Republican President didn’t author this mess, or we’d never hear the end of it.

Dinner with Don Corleone
What the Syria Strikes Mean

A strong message was sent to Xi and Putin—in that order.

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beyond blue
Revamping the Retirement System

The following is written testimony delivered to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy on April 5, 2017.

profiles in sanity
Cracks in the Gorsuch Blockade

It’s looking more likely that the Senate will avoid an institution-rattling showdown over President Trump’s first Supreme Court nomination.

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