Feisal Abdul Rauf

The imam behind the so-called Ground Zero mosque reflects on the ‘insanity’ of religious radicals. More ›

Sarah Shourd on Her Imprisonment in Iran

She spent 410 days in an Iranian prison for crossing an unmarked border, and she’s not free yet. More ›

Interview with Will.i.am

The 35-year-old formerly known as William James Adams Jr. is now more ubiquitous than UGG boots and Red Bull combined. His next stop: the Super Bowl. More ›

New START builds on decades of the U.S. slashing its way toward a nuke-free world. So why is Washington now poised to spend tens of billions more on nuclear weapons in the next decade? More ›

They say you can't take it with you—a saying that these days applies as much to debt as wealth. Two trends are taking place among the nation's retirees. One group is racking up debt at a pace they won't live long enough to pay off, and have few qualms about doing so. More ›

As torrential rains swept Venezuela in early December, leaving some 35 dead and 130,000 homeless, the president wasted no time in leveraging the elements to his advantage. On “humanitarian grounds,” the man Venezuelans know as El Comandante asked—and on Dec. 17 won—Congress’s blessings to rule by decree for the next 18 months. More ›

Alan Simpson on Feeding Bananas to Congress

First of all, I want to know your reaction to the tax deal that’s before the Congress. It doesn’t have too many elements of deficit reduction.It’s a great disappointment, a tremendous disappointment, because —what is it, $858 billion in two years added to the deficit? More ›

Google's Marissa Mayer: Girls Can Be Geeks, Too

Why are so few women working in the technology industry?Well, it’s something that I care a lot about changing. I love technology, and I don’t think it’s something that should divide along gender lines. More ›

Salam Fayyad: Palestine's P.M. on Building a State

You’re still working on your plan [to build an independent Palestinian state]. You have nine months left. Will it be ready? I think so. My vision is for better-functioning institutions for the state, more adequate infrastructure, various services. Is there a specific date? More ›