America the Beautiful

While the United States faces hard times now and in the years ahead, its land tells an amazing story.

Latin America’s Emerging Trade Empire

Why is the region experiencing such surprising success in the global market?

A World Without the United States

America’s influence on all nations has been unprecedented, and its disappearance would cause dramatic changes across the globe.

America’s Weary Allies

Liberals vs. Conservatives

Cutthroat politics have left the United States in political stalemate.

2010 Midterm Elections: America Votes for Change—But Is It the Right Kind?

Three times in relatively quick succession, United States voters sent its government a message: “We want change from the country’s current direction.” Each time, politicians and powerbrokers seemed to interpret the message to their own liking. Could the problem lie with <em>everyone </em>and <em>everything </em>involved: the senders, the recipients—<em>and </em>the message itself?

Border Under Siege

Border Under Siege

Gulf Oil Spill: 80 Days and Counting

A Nation Opposing Itself

The United States is becoming bitterly divided, begging the question: Where is the country going?

Desperation and Disease Grip Post-quake Haiti

Latin America Looks East

Central and South American nations are increasingly seeking economic security and military ties with eastern countries, radically changing their decades-old relationship with the U.S.

Mexico’s Drug Cartel War

Over 5,300 Mexicans died in drug-related killings in 2008—gunned down, tortured, beheaded—all to maintain the flow of illegal drugs into the United States. Where does the blame lie?

Mothers in Prison

America’s “House of Cards”

The world is in the midst of great geopolitical change. Old superpowers are waning, new ones are rising, alliances are shifting—what lies ahead?

America’s “Final 4th of July”—Revisited!

As Americans attempt to work up patriotic fervor for the July 4th holiday, this timeless article—“Ahead! – The Final 4th of July”—is more relevant today than ever before!

Good News for Cuba?

Cubans have seen this before: the possibility of change for the better. Should they look to newly elected President Raul Castro with hope? Or have nearly 50 years of ration lines and communist control left them disenchanted?