John Forrett, commander of the Alexander Hamilton Post 448 in San Francisco, discusses how it's the older generations who are stuck on Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT). He says nowadays,...

Laura Slattery an John Forrett, both veterans of the military, recall hiding their sexual orientation following the 1993 implementation of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Homosexual men and women in active...

John Forrett discusses the actual implementation of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, which he asserts leads to physical abuse, sexual harassment, and other unfortunate circumstances, regardless of the actual...

Major international sports are always high stakes events ... but they can all too easily turn into a security nightmare. The UN 21st Century team travelled to the European Champions...

Laura Slattery and John Forrett discuss the difficulties faced under the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell. Slattery is a member of Knights Out, a group of West Point alumni,...

For a decade, the lives of young Cambodian women were transformed by jobs in the textile industry. But the global economic crisis changed all that, threatening to undo ten years...

War-torn Afghanistan is an unlikely vacation destination, but the first and only female governor of the country Dr. Habiba Sorabi is reviving tourism in the hopes of boosting the local...

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, calls for more funding directed to the UN Millennium Development Goals that benefit women. He emphasizes the importance of providing...

Author and correspondent T.R. Reid discusses the possible real-world ramifications of the pending health care bill. Though the provisions in the bill would outlaw the most reprehensible practices of health...

Author T.R. Reid says that the problem with health care in America isn't the quality of the service, but the lack of availability to millions. Reid tells of a young...

50 years ago the mangrove forests on Haiti's north coast, critical to the preservation and survival of sea life, were destroyed almost completely for charcoal use. Mangroves act as a...

Author T.R. Reid discusses health care in Massachusetts, where 98 percent of residents are covered but costs remain high. He believes the issue may benefit from a new leader aside...

Without successful financial regulatory reform, are we just waiting for the next economic meltdown? Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer examines whether the Obama administration is capable of reform, or...

Is the U.S. economy showing signs of recovery, as some indicators suggest, or is any talk of recovery dangerously premature? Robert Reich offers thoughtful insight on the global economic meltdown...

Author Eve Ensler discusses the origin of the "Free Barbie" story from her latest book "I Am an Emotional Creature". Ensler says the story of Barbie, from manufacturing plant to...