The recent stabbing of Virginia senator Creigh Deeds by his mentally ill son, who was turned away from a hospital because of a lack of psychiatric beds, brings to light the insufficient funding of state mental healthcare systems nationwide.
The US and UN need to swiftly bring China and Japan to the negotiating table over the archipelago in the South China Sea before an increasingly assertive China responds to the dispute militarily.
Following Neshaminy High School's editorial announcing a ban of the word "Redskin" in their newspaper, the principal should have encouraged the valid student discussion, rather than shoot down the debate.
Israel's outrage over the nuclear deal reached with Iran, which temporarily freezes its nuclear program, reveals unrealistic expectations for achieving diplomacy.
The recent case of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick, who committed suicide because of cyberbullying, brings to light the need for legislation to combat the rise of harassment online, and for schools to ensure both parents and teens have better knowledge of the dangers of the Internet.
Toughening U.S. sanctions against Iran would not only thwart peace talks, but would also backslide on human rights efforts in a country already lacking the humanitarian aid it needs.
Following Senate Republicans' third consecutive filibuster of an Obama-appointed judicial nominee, it is time for Democrats to strip the obstructionist party of the power to stop a yes-no vote.
While Germany's new Third Gender Law seems progressive because it provides a legal recognition of intersex individuals, it really perpetuates gender discrimination by denying intersex citizens basic rights and services.
