Last Monday, as soon as Setti Warren announced his run for Senate against Scott Brown, my phone began to ring and emails arrived in my inbox asking if I was excited about the Newton mayor's run for Senate. The funny thing is, none of the emails were from fellow Newtonites,...

This morning my stomach turned when I heard NPR's story about more child rapes and cover-ups by priests in Ireland, and about the growing abuse scandal involving the Pope in Germany. I wondered to myself, "When we have kids, could I still raise them in the Church after what I...

The Roman Polanski case has more twists and turns than a Scorsese movie. One aspect that hasn't been examined is why no one in Hollywood has come out against the petition circulated by Weinstein, Scorsese and other Hollywood fat cats advocating for Polanski to get off scot free for drugging...

Co-authored by Albina du Boisrouvray

President Obama has nominated a Californian, Eric Goosby, to serve the White House as the Global AIDS Coordinator. As Dr. Goosby embarks on his tremendous mission in Washington, we in the advocacy community warmly welcome him and anticipate working closely together.

Today carries particularly...

Dear Mr. Edward Liddy and AIG Financial Products unit in London,

As Capitol Hill erupts with partisan crossfire and accusations over your $165 million bonus money, and lawmakers try to legislate and tax their way out of this colossal conundrum, I have also been sitting in my Washington office thinking...

Last night's Oscar darling Slumdog Millionaire is gripping millions across the globe. Audiences cheer for Jamal, an impoverished orphan from Mumbai's slums, in hopes he will hit the jackpot on the Indian edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Slumdog has been called "the feel good movie of the...