Comment: Women of the Wall's one way street

This is pretty funny. The Wall Street Journal informs us that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been a big hit among freedom-hungry Chinese cyber-cognoscenti. "This is the definition of heroism," wrote one particularly enthusiastic micro-blogger ...

The Socceroos have proved they can fight, now they have to prove they can play. Our backs-to-the-wall effort against Japan in Saitama last week was stirring and just what was needed. It may have ended in heartbreak with the late penalty costing ...

Istanbul, Turkey - A barrage of tear gas canisters light up the night sky before slamming into a wall of white-clad demonstrators on the periphery of Istanbul's Taksim Square. Emre Elmekci has a Kurdish keffiyah wrapped around his head and goggles ...

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators gathered in lower Manhattan to protest Israel's efforts to draft Haredim into the IDF, and fight for what has been largely the domain of Israeli liberals: Religious rights. Until now, the primary storyline ...

It's early evening, and they are flocking to Taksim Square in Istanbul once again, as they have been doing for many days now: schoolchildren, students, young doctors, lawyers and teachers, passing burned-out cars, banners and flags along the way.

The National Mall has monuments to heroism, freedom and sacrifice. Pretty soon it will also have a monument to failure. Drive on 17th Street N.W., just south of Constitution Avenue, and you'll see concrete footings, a mound of dirt and jersey ...

The Puritans sailed to these shores 400 years ago seeking freedom of religion, but freedom of their religion only. Earlier this year, a group of North Carolina lawmakers, apparently channeling the Puritans, tried to establish Christianity as the ...

What is one thing that unifies protestors around the world, from Occupy Wall Street to the streets of Istanbul? It might be a desire for change, for greater freedom, or frustration with the government. The Turkish Prime Minister blames social media.