I Think It's Dangerous To Be Optimistic.

It Really Is Quite Remarkable That Darfur Has Become A Household Name. I Am Gratified That's The Case.

China Was Probably The Worst Place In The World To Grow Up Female 100 Years Ago. There Was Foot Binding, Female Infanticide, Concubinage, And Child Marriage, And Now It's One Of The Better Places. So I Really Do Feel That We're On The Right Side Of History Here.

Rising Seas Create A Higher Baseline For Future Storm Surges. The New York City Panel On Climate Change Has Projected That Coastal Waters May Rise By Two Feet By 2050 And Four Feet By The End Of The Century.

More Americans Die In Gun Homicides And Suicides In Six Months Than Have Died In The Last 25 Years In Every Terrorist Attack And The Wars In Afghanistan And Iraq Combined.

The North Of The Central African Republic Is Now A War Zone, With Rival Armed Bands Burning Villages, Kidnapping Children, Robbing Travelers And Killing People With Impunity.