COMMUNICATIONS
Confucius vs. Avatar: And the Winner is…
Mary Kay Magistad

ENVIRONMENT - After Copenhagen
Climate Action Going Local After Copenhagen
R. Sean Randolph
Global Warming? Coldest Winter in 50 Years
Julio Godoy

FEATURE
Cambodia Copes With Global Connection
Anne-Laure Porée

MIDDLE EAST IN FOCUS
Solving Afghanistan: Elephant in the Room is Indo-Pakistan Rivalry
Harsh V. Pant

SOCIAL REPORT
Rising Demands in Japan to End Discriminatory Work Laws
Mutsuko Murakami

SOCIAL REPORT - Gender Issues
Bill Pledges a Billion Dollars to Fight Gender Violence
Charles Fromm
Creating Momentum for Women's Participation
Paula Fray

 

PATHWAYS
Comedians Boost Morale in Conflict Zones
Rachel Abrams
Dayamani Barla: A Study in Grit and Determination
Gagandeep Kaur

TRAVEL
Magical Marquesas, Polynesia’s Lost Paradise
Harvey Hagman

COMMENTARY
What Would Keynes Do?
James Srodes
Keynes: Return of the Master: Why Sixty Years After His Death, John Maynard Keynes is the Most Important Economic Thinker for America
Robert Skidelsky

PATHS OF HISTORY
Three WWII Masters of Warfare
John M. Taylor
Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War
Terry Brighton

REVIEWS
Thriller Informed by Details
John Greenya
The She-Devil in the Mirror
Horacio Castellanos Moya

Secrets, Renounced Passions, and Loyalties
Corinna Lothar
The Man in the Wooden Hat
Jane Gardam

WRITERS AND WRITING
Julia Alvarez: Vermont Writer from the Dominican Republic
Judy A. Johnson

Spain's Miguel de Cervantes Prize Still Favors Men
Emilio Godoy

INTERARTS - 2009 Kennedy Center Honorees
Robert De Niro: The Consummate Working Actor
Kelly Jane Torrance
Bruce Springsteen: Rock's 'Boss'
Scott Galupo

PERSPECTIVE
The Roman Carnival of Caravaggio
Fred Stern

SCULPTURE
The Mystery of Leonardo's 'Rearing Horse'
Deborah K. Dietsch

CRUCIBLES OF SCIENCE
Moss Helps Chart the Conquest of Land by Plants
Diana Lutz

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
PCs Around the World Unite to Map the Milky Way
Gabrielle DeMarco

SECRETS OF NATURE
'Zen' Bats Hit Their Target by Not Aiming at It!
Leon Tune

UNLOCKING THE COSMOS
Studying How Black Holes Grow
David F. Salisbury

FOLK WISDOM
Tortoise's Pretty Daughter: A Nigerian Folktale
Retold by Elphinstone Dayrell

PEOPLES
Bornholm: Denmark’s Easternmost Baltic Reach
Norman Berdichevsky
'Enchanted' Guitars for Social Change
Fabiana Frayssinet

WORLD HERITAGE
History Through Islamic Eyes
Judith Latham

REVIEWS
A Politically Incorrect View of Stonewall Jackson
William Connery
Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man’s Friend
Richard G. Williams, Jr.

TALES OF FIRE AND STRIFE
The Confederate Navy and the CSS Shenandoah: Part 2
William Connery

VOICES FROM THE PAST
When Are ‘Unique’ Photos Truly ‘Unique’
William Connery