News in Brief Yes, Oil Is Behind a Lot of Wars Economists check the claim that a thirst for oil motivates interventions in civil wars, and they find out it's right. Nathan Collins
Social Justice Why Are the World’s Muslims So Mad at America? Perceived American influence and its failure to live up to its freedom-loving rhetoric pour into a gulf of discontent in the Muslim world. Emily Badger
Social Justice Obama’s Vow to Cut Oil Imports Sounds Familiar President Barack Obama sounds like his predecessors when he vows to kick the nation's addiction to foreign oil. Melinda Burns
Economics Natural Gas a Player in Alternative Landscape The nation's largest natural gas producer discusses the 'ocean' of untapped product available in North America. Joan Melcher