A spiritual conversion to solidarity is not alien to the American political tradition.

New scandals call in to question the state of South Africa's democracy 20 years after Mandela.

Boats arrive on Europe's shores daily, or sink on the way—like the one that capsized off Turkey's coast on Saturday, killing at least 37 people including babies and other young children. Images from the latest tragedy, including the bodies of children, failed to generate the same level of shock.

There must be someone pulling the strings, right?

The seven crew members knew their work was dangerous; yet they were willing to “pull toward the future” on our behalf.

More than 2,800 people were shot in Chicago last year, and by December 2015 there had been 417 gun homicides, up almost 20 percent from the previous year.