Laura Pappano discusses Elizabeth Lambert’s hair-pulling and sportsmanship in women’s athletics.

Elvin Lim comments on the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s upcoming trial in New York for the September 11th attacks within the context of justice in our legal system.

Get some first hand perspective on the changes South Africa has seen since winning the 2010 World Cup bid.

Jake Kraft looks at one of South Africa’s biggest exports: its people.

15 years ago Albie Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court. Here he talks about one of the most important buildings in the post-apartheid era and the artwork that makes its visitors pause.

Watch the trailer of “Europe in One Room.”

Take the “Place of the Year” challenge and win books! Loot, warrant, crook.

On September 22, 1981 Iris Berger joined Pete Seger and 1,000 other demonstrators to protest one of the most politically loaded events in athletic history. Here Berger looks at the influence of sports on the progression of a shared South African national identity.

Elvin Lim looks at the health-care reform bill that passed in the House.

Oxford announces its annual “Place of the Year”!