There are few things the environmental community and the oil and gas industry agree on. But here is one: the need for the United States to join the Law of the Sea Convention, a worthy global agreement that the US Senate has stubbornly refused to (...)
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese activist who escaped and sought refuge with the Americans, is a man of extraordinary courage. A self-taught lawyer who is blind, he has campaigned tirelessly against the forced abortions and sterilizations that are central (...)
The tobacco industry has never been bashful about fighting back against attempts to regulate the promotion of its deadly, addictive products. The latest is an effort to derail new regulations requiring large health warnings on cigarette packages by (...)
The best time to check in on the Volvo Ocean Race is when you're feeling warm and comfortable. Then you can really appreciate the thrill and high-speed misery — howling winds, topographical waves sweeping the decks, and an unceasing effort to keep (...)
Anew survey in the United States suggests that more than one percent of all children there have been identified as having autism or two related disorders by the age of 8. The survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that (...)
About 41,000 immigrants applied to immigration courts for asylum last year, according to federal statistics. Those who sought protection at the borders or airports were immediately held until immigration officials released them or immigration judges (...)
President Obama's nomination of Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank is an inspired choice. The South Korean-born medical doctor and president of Dartmouth College has a stellar reputation as a global health expert, the New York Times said in an (...)
President Obama's nomination of Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank is an inspired choice. The South Korean-born medical doctor and president of Dartmouth College has a stellar reputation as a global health expert, the New York Times said in an (...)
The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted by job cuts, pay cuts and a drive to restock depleted inventories. Immense federal stimulus has (...)