Individual storytelling is incredibly powerful. We as journalists know intuitively what scientists of the brain are discovering through brain scans, which is that emotional stories tend to open the portals, and that once there's a connection made, people are more open to rational arguments.

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible.

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there.

Americans of faith should try as hard to save the lives of African women as the lives of unborn fetuses.

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month

We tie ourselves in knots when we act as if democracy is good for the United States and Israel but not for the Arab world. For far too long, we've treated the Arab world as just an oil field.

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.