By Fiona Hill, Director; Center on the United States and Europe, Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy. The U.S. election came hot on the heels of the 99th anniversary of the Russian revolution (November 7, 1917)—the result was the contemporary American version of a Bolshevik revolution.
Wilderness Ireland
United Nations: On the Chopping Block?
Trump-----Really!!!!
He waited for a long time sniffing around the edges waiting to see when to jump in. He had become bored with everything else in his life. His cronies, his employees, everybody would kow tow to him, he was their billionaire leader, he could do no wrong. They hung on to his every word. Yet he secretly despised them for their dependency, but he needed them. Needed them to say those words that were like velveteen to his ears. " You would make a great President, Mr. Trump"
Spotlight on Dresden
Dreams of Dresden
Dresden — the Death of Enlightenment
Rebuilding the Frauenkirche
The Re-Consecrated Frauenkirche
National Gallery of Art in Honor of Gallery's 75th Anniversary
Paul Mellon's Most Treasured Works on Paper - Through September 18, 2016. Paul Mellon was one of America's greatest art collectors and remains one of the National Gallery of Art's leading benefactors. Timed to coincide with the Gallery's 75th anniversary, In Celebration of Paul Mellon features 88 of the finest pastels, watercolors, drawings, prints, and illustrated books selected from his donations.
UN: Climate Change Epicenter
National Portrait Gallery Presents: “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today”
Global Warming and Freezing Compassion
By Patricia Keegan
Among all the dire consequences of global warming, scientists now think that melting glaciers and ice caps could cause the earth to tilt on its axis. We could wryly lament that phenomenon as the root cause of the turbulent, tilted thinking we see here in the U.S. and across the world manifesting in wars, threats from North Korea, the rise of ISIS, right wing extremism on the rise in Europe, and the demoralizing, thoughtless tone of the frontrunners, on the Republican side, in the election campaign.
Environmental Disaster Averted?
UN: Creating a Better World?
By Bill Miller
On September 25, 2015, 193 world leaders convened at the UN Headquarters in New York and committed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focused on 3 extraordinary and comprehensive initiatives over the next 15 years: end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change.
Awakening the World’s Moral Conscience
Editor’s Note: This award winning and timeless documentary; “Watchers of the Sky”, brings to light some of the complexities involved in individuals trying to change bureaucracies. It is one of the saddest reflections on where we are today and the courageous people who give years of their lives for ideals-- while few listen!
National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibition
The Adventures of the Queen Mary
UN Goals: On Track
In 2000, under the leadership of then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the UN member states launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs were 8 logical, measureable, agreed-upon goals dealing with poverty, education, gender equality, child and maternal mortality, diseases, the environment and global partnerships.