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Empire of the sun: a solar power revolution
No energy source has ever increased as fast as solar photovoltaics. The technology will transform humanity’s energy consumption–even when the sun doe…
2 years, 2 months ago
French fried: will the election lead to chaos?
Both the left and right are likely to do well in France’s upcoming parliamentary poll, with President Emmanuel Macron’s party squeezed in the middle.…
2 years, 2 months ago
Heir tight: why boomers are so stingy
The post-war generation reaped the benefits of peace and prosperity. Yet rather than spend that bounty, retired boomers are hoarding their riches–and…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sudan impact: the war the world forgot
Much of Sudan has already collapsed into chaos. Now a crucial city may fall, the United Nations is belatedly scrambling to avert a bloodbath. Gary Li…
2 years, 2 months ago
Fight for his party to the right: Nigel Farage
Britain’s pint-sipping rabble-rouser of the right has joined the campaigning ahead of a general election. Win or lose, he will make an impact. Americ…
2 years, 2 months ago
A real work of peace? An Israel-Hamas deal
America’s upbeat assessment of a ceasefire deal masks deep divides that may not, in fact, be bridgeable. There are nevertheless reasons for optimism.…
2 years, 2 months ago
America's next top-job model: our election forecast
We have dusted off and tuned up our forecast model for America’s presidential race. So far it gives Donald Trump a marginally higher chance of a seco…
2 years, 2 months ago
Doing their not-own thing: “generation rent”
Across the rich world millions spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent. We ask why policymakers have such terrible ideas on easing…
2 years, 2 months ago
French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock
Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewh…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Modi Raj 1: The chaiwallah's son
Narendra Modi has been chosen to lead India for the third time in a row. But after 10 years in power, he was humbled at the national election. What k…
2 years, 2 months ago