meet-the-pistachio-barons-who-control-california’s-water

“Pistachio Wars” is streaming on pistachiowars.com I have always considered the pistachio to be a harmless little snack. That was, until I watched Yasha Levine and Rowan Wernham’s “Pistachio Wars,” which shells open a world of greed and corruption that is hanging the state of California out to dry. AtContinue Reading

german-elections-reflect-dramatic-shift-from-postwar-political-order

Sunday’s election results  indicate that the Germans are following the French, just a few years behind. The rise of “anti-systemic” or “populist” parties of the right and left are forcing the old mainstream parties into permanent coalitions to keep the “extremists” out. But when the centrists fail to improve their countries’Continue Reading

can-solar-avoid-the-traitor’s-culture-wars?

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Seamus Fitzgerald hears a lot of opinions about solar power. As the associate director of real estate at OneEnergy Renewables, a solar energy developer, he approaches farmers and other landowners across the Midwest with proposals to lease theirContinue Reading

lebanon’s-new-government-wins-confidence-vote-in-parliament

Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament., Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic reformsContinue Reading