Will the Culture Wars Return Under Obama?
Blacks? Women? LGBT? Unions? The poor? The rich? For the president—whose interests come first?
Afghanistan Doesn’t Have To Be Vietnam
Yes, Afghanistan is deteriorating fast and in need of urgent attention. But figuring out what to do in Central Asia is simple: Leave. Now.
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on That Nobel Peace Prize
Now it's time to start get busy reclaiming your audacity of hope. Taking a cue from Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Bunche would be a start.
Why Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
In issuing the prize to Obama, the Nobel Committee decided to take a chance and do something relevant; hope for peace.
Go Slow, Oslo!
The Obama Peace Prize is nice, but it could turn out that the Nobel Committee was a little premature with all their adoration.
What's Wrong With the Nobel Peace Prize?
From Eleanor Roosevelt to Gandhi, Foreign Policy lists the transformative figures that should have, could have, but didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
In a stunning development, President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his work to improve international diplomacy and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Michael Moore's Capitalism Is Creaky
But this country needs someone like him breaking it all down, serving up realities we’d rather not see.
Will There Be an Obama Effect for Black Women?
African-American women are a major force in the Obama administration. But will their success help other, less visible black women break down doors?
Former Republican Senator and Charles 'Roc' Dutton Want No More Life in Prison for Teenagers
The new Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will decide just how soon we give up on kids—usually black kids.


















