For Dean Martin, family always came first. His friend, Sammy Davis Jr., wasn’t invited to John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inauguration and in response, the singer refused to go out of…

While the world leaders dither on, grassroots enterprises are showing the way to a more sustainable order, and as for the rest of us, signing petitions won’t do it We…

(Baltimore Jewish Times via JTA) — Tens of thousands of leaders and activists from around the world, representing world governments, NGOs and environmental organizations, gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this month for…

The most important animal-rights case of the 21st century revolves around an unlikely subject. The subject of the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century was born in Thailand…

LYON, France (AP) — In China, she enjoyed the privileges that flowed from being married to a senior member of the governing elite. Her husband was a top police official…

This piece is my personal recount of the experience of participating as an audience in some of the sessions of the Aban Tribunal: The International People’s Tribunal established to investigate Iran…

About 34,000 people thought to be eligible for compensation, including those born in church-run homes  Ireland has confronted one of the most painful chapters in its history and agreed an…

It’s a story about the forgotten and the betrayed: On July 16, 1945 the world’s first atomic bomb exploded at a test site in New Mexico. To this day, the consequences…

Youk Chhang recalls visits to the seaside town during several key points in Cambodia’s history.  One of the most beautiful memories I have of Cambodia when I returned to the…