What comes next in troubled Iran, especially after former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s intense sermon criticizing June’s fraudulent presidential election and the ensuing roundup of protesters?
Considering that Iranians in massive numbers are sick of repression, corruption and deprivation, offended by their government’s manipulative ways, alienated from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and eager for change, anything is [...]

President Barack Obama’s ominous warning about climate change stayed in my mind long after his historic address to Ghana’s Parliament was over. He was correct in noting that a warming planet will spread disease, shrink water resources and deplete crops, creating conditions that contribute to the spread of famine and conflict. Still, as he optimistically [...]

In a chaotic, problem-filled world — compounded by a lingering recession — it is easy to feel helpless and frustrated. However, it is also possible to make a difference in a surprisingly big way, as my wife and I found out during a yearlong sponsorship of a young woman in sub-Saharan Africa. To protect the [...]