Impressionistic, subjective snapshots of complex societies are best avoided. And yet when you actually get the chance to live somewhere – even briefly – like most forms of temptation it is difficult to resist. Extrapolation and generalisation have their merits. When the country in question is Germany – currently...

This article is part of a series of articles this week examining the Affordable Care Act as the Supreme Court considers a challenge that could imperil the law. You can read the rest of the series he...

For the first time this summer, the nation’s fleet of existing power plants will face limits on carbon dioxide emissions.

Depending on whom you ask, the release of the EPA’s final Clean Power Plan is either an important step in addressing the challenge...