Environment
The Energy Code’s Deep Freeze
Polarized reactions to the repeal of building standards
At the tail end of 2011, Albuquerque's rules were replaced with state regulations—also weakened under Republican leadership. Reactions to the vote signaled the depth of the ideological division that has grown among citizens and politicians.

Julia Minamata
From the Foxhole
My Iraq War
Taking aim at the destroyer
The end to the war has been declared. But the declaration hasn’t been that important. A private army of contractors remains in Iraq, funded in part by the $6 billion 2012 budget of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. So is the war really over?