Read the full article, by Saul Garlick from the Huffington Post. As leaders of the world gather in Washington, D.C. to discuss the future of nuclear weapons and the need for aggressive action to ensure that nuclear materials don't fall into the hands of terrorists, young leaders from across the globe will gather in Chicago, and later in Miami, to address the pressing issues of poverty and the future of youth leadership. The Chicago conference, called the Global Engagement Summit hosted at Northwestern ...

BY FRANCES ALEXANDER A simple commodity like sanitary napkins is considered in the United States to be an inexpensive necessity that women would hardly think to go without. In Kenya, Donald G. McNeil Jr wrote in a NYTimes article, the location where these school girls reside, they are so expensive and rare that few dream of such a luxury. Most Kenyan families simply cannot afford to purchase a box of pads because it costs roughly the same price as a bag ...

I love the Olympics. Especially the Winter Olympics. I always come embarrassingly close to tears when Bob Costas shows the montage of the whole Games at the end of the two weeks. I know that part of why I love them so much is the quality of the hockey, but there are other reasons too. One of the best parts about sports in general are the celebrations of the athletes. They're so satisfying, even when the athletes are just competing for ...

BY LIZ WEBER Perhaps it is unsurprising that in recent years -- amidst a global recession and widespread critiques of financial markets -- a new breed of economist is emerging from the halls of academe and garnering public attention.  Rather than focusing on the theoretical or anomalous, these researchers explore how applied economics can be used to shed insight on some of the toughest problems in international development, from improving the efficacy of HIV/AIDS education in Africa to understanding the impact of microcredit on ...

BY LANI SEELINGER On Friday afternoon, only hours before the Opening Ceremonies began, someone told me that one of the Georgian lugers had died on a practice run. Of course, the news was terribly sad. I can't even imagine what it would be like to come so close to participating in the Olympics only to have everything end only hours before you were supposed to walk in behind someone carrying your country's flag. Awful. But I'm a little embarrassed to say that ...

BY SPENCER JACKMAN The New Orleans Saints’ path to the Super Bowl XLIV Title began long before their 2009 training camp. In fact, the franchise has faced many lean moments dating back to its inception into the National Football League (N.F.L.) in 1967. The Saints waited 33 years until their first playoff victory, and the organization was once well known for its “fans” wearing paper bags over their heads at games. However, these obstacles proved obsolete relative to the devastation and aftermath ...