President-elect Barack Obama has set a new standard. He has asked that we set aside our personal grievances and come together as a nation to address the great challenges we are facing. As we all know the most pressing issue before is the global financial crisis. Nothing can move forward...

These are extraordinary times that call for extraordinary actions. This is not a time for politicians in the House and the Senate who we are trying to trust to lead us out of this morass to start finger pointing, name calling and trying to save themselves. I have often been...

On September 25, 2005, Lebanese television journalist, May Chidiac, started her day like any other. She got up, got dressed and went to her car to begin her commute to the office. This day however turned into a nightmare that would change the course of her life forever. As she...

The 24-7 news culture has created an environment in which the presidential candidates must compete in a thirty-second bite beauty contest.

The media mania dwells on disputes rather than substance, completely distracting the public from the serious issues that should define the candidates. What merits a person for the most...

The men and women returning from the Iraq War are left to deal with tremendous emotional difficulties, having just survived a living hell. While many do not have external injuries, they have deep emotional wounds. These scars, while not visible are just as debilitating and in some cases more so,...

Bravo Brazil for taking the lead in removing emaciated women from the runway.

Due to the recent deaths of four Brazilian women in the fashion industry, this country is now encouraging their models to model a healthy body image.

The fashion industry is sending a destructive message to...

My generation is remembered as the one that cried: "Make love, not war." We were full of optimism and promise. We set out to change the world for the better, embracing desegregation, championing women's equality and helping to end the war in Vietnam.

Today, we are mired in another...

As new the new millennium emerged it became clear to me that it was time for women to partake in serious leadership positions. The overwhelming problems of terrorism, environmental degradation, declining health care service and substandard education demanded a new approach to leadership.

At the start of 2007, I...