Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, the U.S. government has had a seemingly unquenchable thirst for national security ...

The White House circumvented EPA’s career staff to write almost half of the cost-benefit analysis for the agency’s proposal ...

The arrival of the palm oil industry in Indonesia’s Papua region has wrought more than five times as much environmental and social damage than the benefits it has delivered, according to a new ...

The French capital is abuzz as Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the opening ceremony just three months away, France is preparing to welcome the world for its sixth-ever ...

New rules from the Office of Management and Budget will change how the federal government weighs costs, enabling new efforts on climate change and poverty. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Washington ...