Just a little more than a month ago, I was up in the World Trade Center towers looking out at Manhattan. To see them disappear in a waterfall of concrete, dust and bodies is like seeing your past disappear. I had been there and I've seen how many tourists visit. They come from every corner of the world, old and young. It's just horrible to think of the parents who have lost their children and the

As Americans, sometimes we think we don't need to know about global events unless the United States is directly involved in a conflict. Some kids, however, think it is extremely important for everyone to know about the world around us -- America is just one of many countries around the globe, and increased globalization makes us rely on other countries now more than ever. Says Danielle Machlouf ,

Americans have watched as Pakistan prepared to support the United States in its campaign against terrorism. Pakistan's leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has distanced his country from Afghanistan, angering his people and Afghanistan's Taliban government, which he previously supported. The larger conflict, however, exists with Pakistan's neighbor to the south and east, India. Although carved from the

Imagine this: Next Jan. 1, the United States stops printing dollar bills and issues a new currency, Americos, which also is used in Mexico, Canada, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador. You would have to adjust. A soda from a vending machine no longer would cost a dollar, but 2.5 Americos. And instead of George Washington's face, the new currency would have an image of

For years, the United States has been the target of increasing animosity from the Arab world, culminating in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on America. This year, events such as the murder of journalist Daniel Pearl in February and attacks on Christian institutions in August have shown the resentment of many Pakistanis toward the United States in general, and the war in Afghanistan in particular. In

Defense strategist and author Thomas P.M. Barnett has a plan that he says will abolish global terrorism and lead the way to Middle East peace. It starts with becoming allies with Iran and making China and India happy. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Barnett has spent much of his career as a strategic planner dealing with national security issues. He has served as a strategic researcher and p