Looking beyond Ben Bernanke's merits as an effective chairman, there are three reasons why this was a poor selection on Time's part.
Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.14.2009 | Green
"We have a climate crisis at the same time we have an economic crisis at the same time we have a national security crisis," Gore said to a cheering cr...
Jocelyn Zuckerman | Posted 10.14.2009 | World
If the world learned to feed itself half a century ago, why are there now more hungry people than ever before?
Dan Silverstein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business
Two award-winning reporters have collaborated on a new book entitledEnough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. It is a page turner. Unless you simply don't give a damn, this is a must read.
Dan Glickman | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green
Norm Borlaug's life is both a symbol of what can be done, and a reminder of the enormous problem of global poverty we still face. Why not finish his work?
Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.15.2009 | Green
Norman Borlaug, known for winning the Nobel Prize in 1970 for his role in the Green Revolution, died this past weekend at age 95. His life was dedicated to ending hunger through technology.
Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted 10.18.2009 | World
In March, a few of my Persian friends from the band Shams Ensemble asked me to join them on their trip to Tehran.
John Feffer | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media
The world is a-twitter over the revolutionary implications of new technologies that young people almost instinctively understand and older people just don't get.
Sam Sedaei | Posted 08.16.2009 | World
From one of many emails received post-elecion: "President Obama: Thank you for being mindful and not wanting to meddle... But why would we write our protest signs in English if we didn't want the West's help?"
Abby Caran | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green
While the world seems to have embraced certain green ideals, it is still clinging hard to the idea of convenience above all else, and to disposability.
Aram Khayatpour | Posted 08.08.2009 | World
I wasn't quite sure what I felt. I was born in Iran but my family left when I was two years old. I have no memory of the country. I could never read Farsi. It was my parents who were Iranian; I was not.
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
If in fact the election was not stolen, and Washington (and Europe) pretend that it was, this can contribute to a worsening of relations.
Sam Sedaei | Posted 07.26.2009 | World
The best way for us to know what kind of stance Iranians want President Obama to take is to ask them directly.
Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 07.25.2009 | World
If the uprising can grow to include the massive bazaars of Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Shiraz, it is hard to imagine how Ayatollah Khamenei would not change his tune, or even be forced to step aside.
Warren Holstein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Comedy
Yesiree, the ole family legacy lives on as the Butcher of La Cabana's bodacious petite-fille is out to butcher the butchers by showcasing her prime cuts.
Paula Crossfield | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green
Groups like the Gates Foundation are trying to renew the idea of creating a "Green Revolution for Africa," using many of the same methods that have been so bad for India.
Paula Crossfield | Posted 03.22.2009 | Green
We need to stand up for all of those voices who have no say in how their land is developed under the auspices of philanthropy.
Sahil Kapur | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green
Both groups are convinced they possess a uniquely superior grasp of reality. Facts and evidence are muffled by their messianic quest to inform society of its delusions and inadequacies.
Patrick Takahashi | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green
Part II of my series on ocean resources, which was initiated with my previous HuffPost on The Coming of OTEC announcing the development of a 10 MW OTEC facility by Lockheed Martin.
Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics