| Arianna Huffington: Given that the Greeks invented democracy, it's only fitting that they're now being given the chance to reinvent it. And yes, I know we Greeks have a reputation for mythmaking and drama -- but, as I found out during my trip to Greece last week, those really are the stakes. Until I went over and witnessed what's happening, I too had become convinced that the real issues were the ones the media were obsessively covering: the effects of a potential sovereign default on the Euro and worries about the crisis spreading to other European countries. But here's the bigger issue: Can a truly democratic movement break the stranglehold of corrupt elites and powerful anti-democratic institutional forces that have come to characterize not just the politics of Greece, but most Western democracies, including our own? BLOG POSTS  | Dr. Peggy Drexler: Our Fathers Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family
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This American life of ours has long been pro-violence and anti-sex, unless the two can be merged so that violence is the dominant theme. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that historical record on Monday. |  | Elisabeth Braw: Lagarde From a Woman's Perspective
Washington will notice for sure that its new IMF boss has arrived. Christine Lagarde, once a competitive synchronized swimmer and a member of the French national team, wants to ride her bike to work. |  | Mia Farrow: Is This the Next Darfur?
Apart from a couple of statements in the U.N. Security Council, the international community has failed to put the plight of the Nuba people on its agenda. Could this be the next Darfur? |  | Joan Garry: Take That Governor Christie!
It did not surprise me that "my" governor said that he would not sign a marriage equality bill. In fact, I like clarity. It tells us that the legislative path to marriage equality in New Jersey is closed. This leads us to the second path to marriage equality. The courts. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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