May 14, 2015

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By flouting term limits, Burundi’s president may have angered neighboring countries enough to support a coup.

US argues TPP will help agriculture exports—it will also export our awful reliance on processed foods.

After convincing—and even paying—chess grandmasters to play for the US, America is a surprise favorite.

“Such a public and brutal method of execution as anti-aircraft gun would emphasize the cost of disloyalty.”

Interact with them in a different way. Austin’s patronizing city hearing on working with women.

Amtrak derailment can’t be separated from Congressional hostility toward infrastructure investment.

Lobbyists brokering major chemical legislation admit to covering up fire retardant dangers.

If you’re booking a hotel for Memorial Day, maybe check the bedbug registry.

By asking followers to mount their own jihad, ISIS can embrace successful attacks and ignore the rest.

“The day they remove my right ovary, Zayn fails to show up at the world premiere of the new 1D record.”

Canada’s Conservative candidate withdraws nomination after revelation his campaign is performance art.

Asset forfeiture laws allow the DEA to take all your money without arresting or charging you.

US solves Central American migrant crisis by paying Mexico to solve it—but the journey is still horrifically unsafe.

“The US remains involved in Mexican drug affairs [while] trying to distance itself from the impact of the drug trade in Mexico.”

Have a look at the ads in the back of the Economist. How to take over a small country.

In the last 25 years, more than two dozen new countries have been recognized by the international community.