Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu continues to believe he can secure a regional peace agreement without resolving Palestinians, says Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy.

Economist Michael Hudson takes on the mythology surrounding government budgets and explains how the term 'stability' has been used as a cover for financial fraud.

Competing energy sources like natural gas and solar power have pushed up the closure date for largest coal power plant in the western US from 2044 to 2019. The closure will eliminate 14 million metric tons of carbon dioxide waste annually in addition to the plant's water consumption and health care costs.

Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson explores the dangers posed by long-term space travel and colonization in his novel Aurora. While the discovery of seven exoplanets surrounding nearby TRAPPIST-1 has elevated hopes for space travel, many problems for such journeys remain unsolved.