Lifting the Veil on the Debate over Veils

Kamran Pasha, 07.12.2009

Hollywood filmmaker, author of "Mother of the Believers"

The debate over Muslim dress and women's rights will continue. But it needs to be seen in a broader issue of cultural values and history.

Ban the Burka? You Bet!

Caryl Rivers, 07.12.2009

The burka needs to be consigned to that trash heap of history, along with many other cultural traditions that are mainly about female subjugation.

Is the World Getting Saner? Consider These Rational International Developments

Steven Crandell, 07.11.2009

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

There is no doubt that the time is right for our President to assert the importance of working through global cooperation to achieve the mutally-desirable goal of planetary survival.

Understanding German Riesling: It's Not All Sweet

Ari Bendersky, 07.10.2009

Ari Bendersky is a lifestyle journalist covering food, wine, music and culture.

Riesling is possibly the most misunderstood grape varietal in the wine world. It runs the gamut from super-sweet dessert wines to bone-dry bottles that you could even pair with a steak.

Sarkozy Hiding Behind the Burqa

Jamal Dajani, 07.10.2009

Senior Director and Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV

"What does Sarkozy think? Outlawing burqas is going to make these women walk outside in a sundress?" asked one social worker. "They just won't leave home as often. He is sentencing them to prison!"

How Iceland's Lawyers Enabled Fraud

Iris Erlingsdottir, 07.10.2009

Icelandic journalist and writer

The lack of clear ethical rules and the frontier justice mentality in Iceland continues to cause confusion and raise questions about the legal profession's ability to regulate itself in Iceland.

Russia's Rule of Law an Issue of Security

Robert Amsterdam, 07.09.2009

International Lawyer, specializing in Russia, Nigeria, Venezuela.

Washington showed up, laid its cards on the table, and treated Russia very seriously. Now the ball is in Kremlin's court to do the same.

Green News Report - July 7, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen, 07.09.2009

Co-Hosts, Green News Report

Will the climate change in the Senate over climate change legislation?; ExxonMobil pays up & pays out; Universal cell phone charger for the EU, but not for you!; Nuclear Power vs. Summer...

President Obama -- America Honors Leaders Not Politicians: Stop Global Warming

Daniel Kessler, 07.09.2009

Greenpeace Press Officer

This morning, three Greenpeace climbers hung a banner on Mt. Rushmore challenging President Obama to show real leadership on global warming.

A Postcard from the Venice Biennale

Barbara Isles, 07.08.2009

Here I am in the mobbed frenzy that is the 53rd Biennale. I am so lucky to be staying with my friend Bianca in her palazzo Papadopoli, where I can smell the jasmine and lime blossoms coming through my window from her garden.

Alliance for Change

Nicolas Sarkozy, 07.07.2009

President of France

Brazil and France wish to offer the world their shared vision of a new multilateralism. We cannot address the problems of the 21st century with the international institutions inherited from the 20th century.

Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons, 07.12.2009

Freelance editor, producer and photographer

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

European Islamophobia A Creeping Threat: Analysis

Firas Al-Atraqchi, 07.06.2009

European leaders must immediately condemn Sherbini's murder, hold her killer accountable, and acknowledge that Islamophobia is a growing threat--otherwise, they are precariously close to repeating past horrors.

Vacationing with My Ex

Arianna Huffington, 07.07.2009

My ex-husband and I recently celebrated our 12th anniversary. That's how long we've been divorced -- one year longer than we were married.

Pat Buchanan's Bile Goes Unchallenged

Menachem Rosensaft, 07.06.2009

Buchanan must be held publicly accountable for facilitating the dissemination of toxic hate speech that, as the Holocaust Museum shooting reminds us, can have tragic consequences.

Wimbledon Tennis: In Final, Roger Federer Has No Chance

Matthew DeBord, 07.05.2009

Writes on cars, car culture and sports, regular contributor to Slate

Fed is playing very, very well on the vaunted grass courts of England. Roddick doesn't have the game to break Fed's serve even once of twice. So he should push for the breakers and roll the dice.

Life After Death: The Legacy of Mark Sandman and Morphine

Tony Sachs, 07.04.2009

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

Mark Sandman, frontman of the Boston-based alternative rock band Morphine, died ten years ago today, on July 3, 1999. It was the kind of death from which rock legends are born.

Should Renewable Energy Include Nuclear?

Lily Riahi, 07.02.2009

A new global effort that aims to make renewable energy more accessible to every country in the world launched on July 1st.

Socialism: Should Investors Panic?

Dan Solin, 07.02.2009

Author of the bestseller, The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read

Those who raise the socialism boogeyman as a way to frighten investors either don't know the data or are intentionally misleading them.

The Italian Job: What the 2009 G8 Summit Must Deliver on Health and Aid for Africa

World Vision, 07.02.2009

World Vision

While non-G8 donors are responsible for a quarter of the total African aid increase since 2005, and are delivering on their side of the deal, aid from the G8 countries has actually fallen.

Burqas: When Religion Trumps Citizenship

Joan Z. Shore, 07.02.2009

Muslim women in burqas are not being "protected"; they are being marginalized.