Barack Obama

The Do Gooders

David Lepeska

Working for a cause, making a difference, fighting for change is suddenly cool again. Thanks in large part to the new occupant of the White House

Plotting Our Urban Future

David Lepeska

For the first time in human history, more people live in urban spaces than in rural. But confronted by ecological and other civic challenges, our cities will have to adapt dramatically. What might they look like in time to come?

Seeing Stars and Stripes

Kamla Bhatt

President Barack Obama has not just given African Americans a reason to dream. With him has also come the political awakening of American desis

Piecing Together Our Fragmented World

David Lepeska

Born in Kanpur, raised in Abu Dhabi and the US, Parag Khanna is now a New Yorker, global citizen, bestselling author, political analyst and more at just 32. Here’s why the world pays attention to him