For a long time, Mandela’s name was merely worth a whisper. Yet what he stood for now reverberates across the world, loud and clear.

To reform the WTO, the director-general can take a cue from his home nation, Brazil.

Why small businesses are likely to benefit from the WTO’s new agreement.

Life in the big city for a generation that grew up after the start of economic reforms.

Examining the astounding social trends of India.

How to conduct global diplomacy with local power centers.

No other factor determines one’s material position in life more than one’s grandparents.

Unraveling America’s problems with incomes, inequality and upward mobility.

Japanese cuisine has become a UNESCO world cultural heritage. What role can that play in reviving the economy?

Pope Francis is Time’s Person of the Year for 2013. How many other non-Americans have been honored?