Most observers agree that the Hazare movement has awakened the traditionally inward-looking Indian middle class to a public cause. Now the newly awakened need to go a step further and start voting, running for office, and backing candidates who embody their values.

“New Blueprints for the Left,” sighs a contented Newsweek headline over a story about Robert Kuttner’s The End of Laissez-Faire: National Purpose and the Global Economy After the Cold War1 and Robert B. Reich’s The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21st-Century Capitalism.

Russia, the Ukraine, and the European Union all have work to do in finding a long-term solution to Europe's energy needs.

On average, religious people are much happier than others.

Coverage of two recent juicy business stories concentrated on the fall guys.

We're back at September 10, waiting for our enemies to rouse us from our contented torpor.

President Bush led our nation into a war that is both just and necessary and that he knew could not be finished on his watch--a thankless undertaking. For this he deserves unflagging support.