Prominent economists argue that GDP fails to provide a good guide to a nation's well-being on several counts, and they propose that countries rely on a group of new indicators.

Uri Davis is an Israeli Jew (he prefers the descriptor "Hebrew Palestinian") who currently holds a seat on the Fatah Revolutionary Council.

Is population really the big taboo that liberals won't touch? Or is today's panic over population as irrational as earlier panics turned out to be?

Fear of being labeled anti-Semitic should not stifle debate about Israeli policies or U.S. policy in the Middle East. But no debate should ever be allowed to become a cover or an excuse for hate.

How the World Trade Organization could open up Internet access in China.

A gay Ugandan blogger tells his story to the world.

The author of "Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction" explains why the ability to forecast earthquakes, like the 8.9 one that struck Japan, remains elusive.

Climate change is no longer rejected as a bogus theory the economy can ill afford. Instead, it is a business opportunity.

Does Vancouver deserve a medal for staging the most "sustainable" Winter Olympics ever?

Just as the tsunami altered the dynamic of the long-standing civil war in Sri Lanka, the earthquake has put human compassion above historical and political differences between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

How the U.S. kept Haiti poor, and vulnerable to earthquake damage.

The rise in the value of gold internationally has led to dangerous situations in some African mines.

The only serious rival to terrorist stupidity is our system's failure to catch it—and our official reaction to it when it happens.

In Denmark, India demonstrated that, while it wants an equal alliance with the United States and its Western allies, a subservient allegiance is not an option.

The seas are rising, but you've still got time to enjoy your beach house.

Digitally-altered images of skeletal models contribute to negative body image, low self-esteem and damaging behavior, critics say. A British political party's campaign for a labeling system for altered images is gaining support.

Israeli peace activists battle to honor the memory of the "Nakba," Arabic for "catastrophe", and how Palestinians refer to the creation of Israel on their land.

Dissenters and human rights activists in Russia again face dire circumstances.

Canadian First Nations internationalize their struggle against the most destructive project on earth

With Internet access in Cuba restricted to the very few, the nation's bloggers function as a kind of guerrilla underground.