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 (...)
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 (...)
