In this age of remote-controlled pushbutton war, we must all try very, very hard to remain human beings.

Almost 100 years after women secured the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, we still do not have equal rights under the Constitution. My question for the GOP candidates: Do you support the Equal Rights Amendment?

Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money - and the entire balance of power shifts.

Just saw American Sniper. Powerful. Another view of Coming Home. Bradley Cooper sensational. Bravo Clint Eastwood.

It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention.

I've always felt like a teacher. Whenever I've learned something important, my reaction has always been to tell everybody about it. I read a book, I buy 100 copies and I send them out.

"Strong" to people means "real." It means you believe that's a person who exists, as opposed to some two-dimensional depiction of women.