Summit

Climbing Kilimanjaro: Please do Something about Deadly Drinking Water

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


Joseph B. Treaster

Greg Allgood will do almost anything to draw attention to the huge number of poor people - more than 1 billion - whose only drinking water is loaded with bacteria and viruses.

Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice

Zefrey Throwell | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


Zefrey Throwell

With the New York Public Library, the arts organization Creative Time has put together a zinger of a conference, with the Yes Men, Thomas Hirschorn, Suzanne Lacy, Dara Greenwald and more.

A Regional Summit on the War in Afghanistan?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.15.2009 | World


Hoyt Hilsman

A lengthy and focused counterinsurgency effort might eventually produce results, but its chances of success are greatly diminished by the political climate in Afghanistan.

Words Matter

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

I heard commentators say Obama's comments while chairing the Security Council were "just words." Fair enough, but we haven't heard any words like these from a U.S. president for a long time.

Two Heads (of State) Are Better Than One

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 08.05.2009 | World


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The Putin-Medvedev "tandem" might not be an awkward political marriage of two paradigms but a clever good cop/bad cop arrangement.

Twilight Saga: New Moon trailer

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.02.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

The biggest shock in this trailer is that the film lacks the distinctive blue/grey palette of the first film.