Its that time again ladies, oh my, lets take a deep breath, meditate and free our spirits.  Lets polish our arguments and turn them into conversations.  Lets replace attacks with facts. Lets perfect o

In November I had the distinct privilege of being part of a group, invited by The Global Fund, to travel to Ghana and witness first hand some of their efforts at eliminating HIV infection from mothers

Why Occupy Me? Remember last weekend. I saw the picture and then the video and I began posting. I could not stay silent. "If you tolerate this..." sprang to mind. What kind of human being does this? P

*Disclaimer: I really try to stay away from the ever ugly politics and religion. I really do. Today I just feel compelled to have a conversation. My intention is NOT to upset or hurt anyone; honestl

A woman claims to have been sexually assaulted. "He was set up. He couldn't have." Some claim Sarkozy himself had him framed. Well, wouldn't that make for a great story? All the papers say how DSK's w

You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to--Molly Ivins   It took many years for me to realize that not everyone grew up in a house where politics dominated daily conversation, or whe

Elisabeth Badinter is a lecturer in philosophy in Paris and the author of several controversial books.She is also married to a politician and the major share-holder of Publicis,a multinational adverti