The Wall Street Journal

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November Comment of the Month

November's Comment of the Month was sent in by Sarah Standish of Portland, Oregon. Sarah commented on Alok Amatya's post Dairy Cows Fight Terrorism in Fallujah.

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September Comment of the Month: Boxing Breaks Barriers

September's winning comment was sent in by Alok Amatya of Portland, Oregon.

Boxing is opening new doors for some Muslim girls from India. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/slack12/235528286/"> flickr(slack12)</a>

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Indian Girls Throw Punches at Poverty

An article in Friday's Wall Street Journal looks at how boxing is giving Muslim girls in India an alternative to their "practically scripted" life.

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Iceland's Economic Crisis

The collapse of Iceland's three largest banks earlier this year sent ripples through the country's economy.

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If You Pay Them, Will They Leave?

As unemployment increases worldwide, countries are looking at ways to stop the bleeding. Spain, Japan and the Czech Republic have decided to pay unemployed immigrants to return to their homelands.

A young girl walking on the outskirts of Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lo_/402495067/in/photostream">subcomandanta (flickr)</a>

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Is Foreign Aid Helping Or Hurting Africa?

More than $50 billion of foreign aid is given to African countries every year to address poverty on the continent.

These fruit sellers are just one example of the numerous jobs in the informal sector, or "off the books." Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sraj/419064857/">S.Raj (flickr)</a>

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In developing economies, the "informal sector" is full of babysitters, maids, gypsy cab drivers and gardeners. These workers do everything from selling food to stitching pants to making bracelets to selling wine from roadside stands.

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Mercy Corps Aid Delivery Reaches Gaza

Despite Israel’s commitment to establishing a humanitarian corridor and daily three-hour ceasefire, delivering humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip has been a challenge.

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McCain, Obama and Trade Barriers

Mary O'Grady and OpinionJournal.com discuss the historical impact of trade barriers on Latin America and if the expansion of free trade will continue in Latin America under Barack Obama or John McCain.