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...dare to be proud of our country. Of course Germany under Hitler committed terrible crimes, and of course they should never be committed again, but how can the children of today be expected to live with the burden of these crimes committed 60 years ago? It is not that "younger Germans ... are less angst-ridden about their country's history" - we are certainly aware we have a "historical responsibility" - it is that we want to be freed of the weight on our shoulders for which we are not responsible. Katja Grosse-Sommer, GERMERSHEIM, GERMANY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fevered Debate | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...beginning of August, Rasmussen was "very focused," says Fabrice Pothier, director of the European office of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "There's no bullshit. It's 'Give me some concrete, doable recommendations.'" Two days in, Rasmussen, who at 56 is just four years younger than the military alliance itself, headed to Afghanistan. A trip to Turkey and Greece followed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO's Reformer: Anders Fogh Rasmussen | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...example, provides vocational training in a huge number of different trades so women can earn their own incomes. Reading and writing are essential for even basic things, like reading the numbers on buses and the prices in stores; therefore SEWA started literacy programs and its own university for younger members. It schools women in basic first aid and provides counseling and child support for widows. It has established its own bank because no other banks will cater to poor women and provides them with loans so that they are able to get small entrepreneurial endeavors off the ground...

Author: By Alexandra L. Perkins | Title: Women as Engineers of Change | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...concerned about the environment, they are much more willing than the others to pay more in federal taxes to deal with social issues like universal health care. They do not fit neatly into any political category: a third are liberal, 37% are conservative, and 28% are moderate. They are younger than the Skeptics and more diverse and look more like what America will look like in 20 or 30 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For American Consumers, a Responsibility Revolution | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...Australia, a nation still raw from the 2005 Cronulla race riots where thousands of Anglo-Australians engaged in violent clashes with Australian youth of Middle Eastern appearance at a well-known beach in Sydney's south. The country is also grappling with an upsurge of ultra-nationalism among some younger Australians. The issue facing South Asian students is far larger than a few isolated - and possibly opportunistic - attacks, says Unni, the Sydney coordinator of the Federation of Indian Students of Australia. The far bigger problem, he says, is the long-term systemic neglect of the welfare of foreign students...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australia: Attacks on Indian Students Raise Racism Cries | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

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