It's up to a Jewish state to recognize when a policy of collective punishment is self-defeating as well as immoral, and to call a halt. It's up to this Jewish state to redefine patriotism.
Qaddafi is salivating at the prospect of a historic photo opportunity with the son of a Kenyan immigrant who has risen to the world's most important job. It would be a historic mistake to satisfy his wishes.
Nicholas Kristof asked, "What on earth is happening in Liberia?" I ask Liberians what they think.
If these Uighurs were Buddhists, Bjork, Sting, Bono and all those other one-named saviors of the world's poor and oppressed would have held "Free Xinxiang" concerts already.
Mozambique's prosperity is linked to the development of two strategic sectors: tourism and agriculture. During the week I will brief on the conclusions derived from the interviews.
The efficiency rate of the Zabaleen is almost 85%, rivaling the best of Western urban recycling models. Even still, the state seems intent on wiping them out.
Innocent civilians are being murdered daily because of ethnic, religious or political affiliation and killings are being directed by the leaders, or they are in some way complacent to the murders.
Abeche isn't all bad, says Lauren: "I love that I don't have stand in the grocery store line and stare at the Enquirer and read those terrible, pointless headlines. It's liberating: No cell phone contracts, cable TV, car insurance."
The point of the Millennium Development Goals campaign was that it precisely defined success and failure using specific goals. So on its own terms, it is a failure.
I remember as a child that whenever the 4th of July rolled around, I would try earnestly to reflect on the significance of the holiday. That is not an...
Maternal mortality has sadly become the rule not the exception. But this can change. We have the knowledge and the skills to deliver -- we just need the political will and resources to support us.
What if instead of spending $20 on flowers to leave behind on tribute sites, or tying $10 Mylar balloons to fences, Jackson's fans instead honored his humanitarian streak by making a donation to charity?
It is up to our generation to move ahead. Baby boomers are too focused on keeping their pension benefits and securing a comfortable retirement. We must move ahead. It is time. It is our time.
While non-G8 donors are responsible for a quarter of the total African aid increase since 2005, and are delivering on their side of the deal, aid from the G8 countries has actually fallen.
With an agenda that asks the ruling military junta to open its doors to national "reconciliation", Ban Ki-moon is convinced he can persuade the country's leaders that reforms are for their own good.
The ability to dream becomes the core asset in a world in desperate need of creative policy making.
N'Dour is partnering with the Senegalese government to launch "Surround Sound: Senegal" -- a comprehensive national malaria treatment and prevention program
Yet as prospectors have exhausted the diamond mines in neighboring Sierra Leone, Weasua, Liberia has become a hub for miners throughout the region.
The "curse of oil," which says that national per capita income often goes down after oil is discovered in a nation, is well documented in cases around the globe.
There is a Decemland that belongs to us all. It is the Neverland of global redistribution and global public goods.
When it comes to HIV/AIDS and gender, big donors talk the talk but sometimes stumble when it comes time to walk the walk in the prevention, treatment and care programs that they fund.
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Go to PETA' S site to sign petition and get phone # to call in Namibia(can get one of thos cheapo pone cards). Please! This is a holocaust!
Oh god, this is just sick.
I hope anyone who signs up for this hunt is plagued with nightmares for as long as they live.
These poor, wonderful, innocent creatures must be protected.
As the governments who permit this barberous practice still persist, boycotting any products generated from the life of these animals needs to be practiced.
Eliminate the revenue source once and for all.
Will the republicans and the secessionists be selling tickets for the GOP?
Are Sarah and Todd leading the pack of seal bashers? Or will they just be shooting from a helicopter?
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