9/11 + 8: Where We've Been, Where We're Going
Eight years since 9/11. It feels like 18 years, if not 80. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same.
Eight years since 9/11. It feels like 18 years, if not 80. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same.
We remain in danger of making the same mistakes the Romans made.
I then remembered the old German proverb: "If at first you don't succeed, keep trying until you find a nightclub on the nineteenth floor of an office building."
Let's have the balls, brains and humility to learn how other countries went from the concept of universal health care to functioning systems that cost half of what the status quo does in America.
The old-town center of Freiburg is car-free; it's one extensive pedestrian zone of streets, squares and lanes.
The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.
I got a chance to sit down with Spike Lee and singer/songwriter Stew to discuss the New York musical hit, Passing Strange.
The "Sex on the Beach" special also included a bottle of champagne and exclusive access to the hotel's DVD library, which I later learned consisted of exactly two movies: Chocolat and a porno.
Tom Sello's Peaceful Revolution exhibit -- his life's dream of sharing freedom and his story with his fellow Germans-- has come to fruition.
The old saw is that "what's good for General Motors is good for America" and that's why the Magna International bid for GM's European operations is unlikely to succeed.
European and other nations' healthcare is being attacked as a failure. This is not a misunderstanding; it is a lie.
Treut took a pause in her globe-hopping to speak to us about lesbian love stories, Taiwanese ghosts, and the life of the world filmmaker.
The world's politicians remain a pretty mediocre bunch, with few exceptions, which means that the next global crisis cannot be averted without addressing the world's leadership deficit.
Cars are not longer just big business; companies have to build vehicles, but also be able to create multilateral partnerships which include workers, politicians, civil servants and investors.
Citizen lobbies and elected representatives have to ask this simple question: do we have to do business with people who do business with the Mullahs?
In the past several weeks, I've opened my front door to well-dressed people -- men and women, Black and white -- whose sole purpose seemed to be to talk to me about Jesus.
Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...
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.
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.
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.
We can all feel relieved there is an official acknowledgment that something terrible was done to black people. Yet the reality is way too much time has passed for this apology to really mean anything.
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