As the war engulfing Syria worsens, the Obama Administration must prioritize the needs of civilians and resist the growing pressure for military…

A decade after the US invasion of Iraq, only one of the straw-man arguments for going to war remains standing: “We did it…

As the earthquake in Haiti has proven, even more important than a recognised name or robust physical presence is the quality of…

You are a person who cares. You see injustice and people suffering, all over the world, and you know it’s not…

Every Mother’s Day, you’re reminded to call your mother. You’re reminded to send her flowers. You’re reminded, in essence, to appreciate all…

Today, the International Criminal Court issued its first ever verdict. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, a Congolese warlord, has been convicted of participating in the recruitment…

“Everything changed when the soldiers arrived,” said Rosa, an Indigenous Ixil woman living in the Quiché region of Guatemala. “They burned our…

2011 was a year of transformations. It began with thousands of people in the Middle East rising up to demand an…

In Times Square on October 15, above us were the usual massive TV screens and blinking advertisements. But something different was happening…

It’s hard to imagine any bright spots in the midst of the famine that has gripped the Horn of Africa this summer.…