With the conspicuous exception of the Marshall Plan. America has basically used the past 65 years to forgo love and make war. Depending on your politi...
A lost decade. 1999 to 2009 sure qualifies for many investors in stocks. A lost decade to come? I can't tell you what stocks or stock markets will ...
Shopping for picky loved ones is difficult enough. Factor in your commitment to eco-sensitive products, and a holiday shopping mission can become as daunting as an unaided ascent up El Cap.
Quick first thought about the World Cup draw today: Group G seems the toughest group, with three marquee teams battling for two qualifying spaces.
So what, some argue. Sammy Sosa wants to whiten his skin and some folks want a tan. The problem with using tanning as a counter-argument to whiten...
It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
In only a few days the world will be focusing its attention on the world's leaders as they meet in Copenhagen. As the news cycle shifts to the climate...
In spite of the avalanche of oil wealth, the Latin America's petro states have generally failed to invest adequately in local infrastructure or keep pace with the rising levels of expectation among their populations.
Over course of the next year, I will be traveling through Latin America, reporting on the important and innovative work of world-changers at the grassroots
In addition to sparking problems in public transport, the blackout or apagao led to hospital emergencies and the shutting down of several airports.
Last week I made my first visit to Brazil as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. It was a very full and fascinating week during which I...
Your book's been published in the United States for an American audience. Someone who's mentioned in the book doesn't like what you've written and sues you for libel, but he doesn't sue you here, where the book has been published.
Working with The Rainforest Alliance, we helped create The Rainforest NewsLadder. Every couple of weeks I will check in to see what's buzzing, and provide you with the latest news and media.
A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute.
YouTube is updating its site to make way for 1080p HD. The online video destination will make the update live this week, with YouTube working on re-...
Welcome aboard to our latest new affiliate station - KJFK 1230am in Reno, NV! IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Lights out for Brazil; the Brown Pelican is...
Our home was plunged into darkness, as was our block, the city, the state, much of eighteen states in Brazil, and Paraguay. An estimated 60 million people were without power for three hours or more.
Forty years ago, El Museo del Barrio was a dream contained in a single classroom so far north that “sophisticated” Manhattanites would not...
Ten years ago, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden reached the point where she could no longer witness the appalling conditions of children around the ...
As the U.S. unemployment rate climbs toward 10 percent and the economy faces a lengthy and uncertain recovery process, Congress and the last two admin...
Why, with so much going for him and his country, should the president of Brazil make such controversial choices in his friends? The logic of the relationship with Iran is perplexing.
