In the very heart of Moscow sits the 72-year old Russian Academic Youth Theater, the current home of Tom Stoppard’s trilogy “Coast of Utopia.” Since October 2007, the curtain has gone up on a production of the play, penned by the author of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” and focused on several 19th century Russian [...]

It’s precisely because activism can make a difference that we need to be honest with ourselves when we assess what has succeeded, what hasn’t, and what has had unanticipated side effects.- Alex de Waal, Fellow of the Global Equity Initiative at Harvard
Every once in a while, a violent conflict in a far off place gets [...]

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Being a Christian in the United States today entails more than just having a set of beliefs about God and the afterlife. In many cases church membership implies holding conservative positions on a number of political and social issues including abortion, homosexuality and gay marriage, attitudes towards the government, the “war on terror,” and [...]