Oil is the one word that has defined a century of U.S.-Iranian relations and, more broadly, contemporary international relations. From the 1950s oil nationalization crisis to the present embargoes in Iran, the debate over Iranian oil has come full circle. The future of Iranian oil exports is once again a topic fit for consideration.

U.S. Department of State’s Special Representation to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith’s recent visit to campus triggered my thoughts on the United States’ engagement with Muslim communities worldwide. Particularly in the wake of 9/11, it has been increasingly more difficult for many to distinguish between Islam as a religion and Islamism as a political ideology.

Have recent, not to mention extremely controversial, events led us to question whether there are limits to freedom of speech? At the Parwan Detention Facility, near the Bagram military base in Afghanistan, five American service members and one Afghan-American linguist have been accused of burning copies of the Koran – Islam’s holy book

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a meet-and-greet, starring Massachusetts’ very own – Congressman Jim McGovern. When asked how he votes on issues, Representative McGovern replied, “If I don’t know how to vote on an issue, I say ‘What would Newt Gingrich’ do?” A relevant question for the Congressman’s constituency to be sure, but it serves only to exacerbate the growing rift between political parties in the United States.

Yesterday, President Obama visited a Siemens plant, where wind turbine blades are constructed, in Iowa

What generally would be a hip-hip-hooray for market-watchers worldwide has been questioned this week by the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) suit, filed last week, against investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.

Last Saturday the Western Hemisphere awoke to the shocking news of the deaths of the Polish President Lech Kaczyński and 95 of his senior government officials.

Nine South Hadley High students were recently indicted on adolescent bulling charges, which led to the suicide of a classmate.

Karl Rove deputy chief of staff under former President George W. Bush’s administration, was quoted recently saying that he was “proud” of the U.S. for waterboarding multiple terrorist suspects.

As Iraqis journeyed to the polls on Sunday, thousands of citizens were affected by insurgent efforts to destabilize the growing democratic government.