Skin Whitening in the Age of Barack Obama, Part One

Phillip Martin, 12.03.2009

Writer, public radio producer and correspondent

No one should be surprised that baseball's Sammy Sosa has changed from black to white, albeit his claim to an accidental transformation caused by cre...

The Obama Manifesto

Matthew Bergman, 12.01.2009

Seattle-based trial lawyer

Obama's influence is already acknowledged by African governments. It is high time that Obama openly, in the face of the whole world, sets forth his vision for Africa.

Today Is World AIDS Day

Saul Garlick, 12.02.2009

Founder and Executive Director, ThinkImpact

On November 29, 1983, a New York Times article written by Lawrence K. Altman ran with the headline “AIDS Now Seen As Worldwide Health Problem.&r...

A Live Stream to Save Lives: Alicia Keys and YouTube Team Up to Fight AIDS

Ramya Raghavan, 12.01.2009

YouTube Nonprofits and Activism Manager

Today, World AIDS Day, YouTube has partnered with Alicia Keys and Keep A Child Alive to present a live-streamed benefit concert at 8 p.m. ET. We encourage you to watch and make a difference today.

World AIDS Day: Women's Rights And AIDS

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., 12.01.2009

Former Asst. Surgeon General and Deputy Asst. Secretary for Women's Health

While HIV originally affected men in the 1980s, the lack of prevention efforts for women has resulted in a startling development: there are now more women than men living with HIV/AIDS.

LA Families Send A Message Of Hope

Willow Bay, 12.01.2009

Senior Editor of The Huffington Post; television journalist and author

Since the 1990s, I have supported the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. While we've virtually eliminated new cases of HIV in infants in the United States, globally the need is still great.

George Mitchell's Lessons for Darfur

John Prendergast, 12.01.2009

Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project

In my own experience working on various African peace processes, protracted negotiations are required for breakthroughs; breakthroughs almost never precede protracted negotiations.

Join Me for the National Canvass to Prevent Genocide this December

Layla Amjadi, 12.01.2009

STAND Student Director

This week, thousands of people are pledging to join the movement to prevent genocide. Improving how we prevent and respond to genocide begins when we join together to build a better future.

Postcards From the Fun-Employed, Part Deux

Paula Froelich, 11.30.2009

Author, "Mercury In Retrograde," dilettante, professional yenta

I started writing a novel called "Female Kryptonite." It was about Jim - a never married, successful (in business and with the ladies), 40-something who starts to realize he's lonely.

Demanding AIDS Justice

Annie Lennox, 11.30.2009

Quick action is needed to reduce the human cost of broken promises. Additional investment is urgently needed in public health services, in developing countries, and in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS

Why forgiveness is overrated

Christina Patterson, 11.30.2009

Writer and Columnist for "The Independent"

"Haven't you," said a man who had just taken my heart and snapped it in two, "ever heard of forgiveness?" I was so shocked, I couldn't speak. What I w...

United Nations Food Leader On Defeating Hunger

Joseph B. Treaster, 11.29.2009

Editor, 1H2O.org, Knight Center for International Media, University of Miami

This year the number of poor people around the world struggling to get enough food for survival for themselves and their families has risen to a little more than a billion -- the highest level in 30 years.

Impacting AIDS this World AIDS Day

Josh Ruxin, 11.27.2009

Public health and economic development expert based in Rwanda

World AIDS Day has become a time to reflect on the daunting challenges we face in the battle against this tenacious killer. Although huge strides hav...

Invictus Translation: Obama Needs Rugby

Pamela Ezell, 11.27.2009

writer

I wonder why there hasn't been more in the popular culture linking the two leaders -- Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela -- and their transcendent personal histories.

UN Report on Congo: A Boeing 727 From Florida, Money Laundering and Gold for Dubai

Georgianne Nienaber, 11.27.2009

Investigative journalist, searcher, and author

From New York to Singapore, hundreds of major news organizations, including the New York Times, the BBC, the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Voice ...

Help Change A Young Girl's Life in Mozambique

Esther Wojcicki, 11.26.2009

Journalism/English teacher, Palo Alto High School

Ten years ago my student, went off to Princeton with a goal of working on Wall Street. It took only one summer of Wall Street work for him to realize that was not where he wanted to spend his life.

Palin Issues Thankfulnesses List

Andy Borowitz, 11.25.2009

BorowitzReport.com

"I have thankfulness that we live in a country where we have the freedom to speak, even though Todd has never done so actually."

Why Sudan Matters

Jon Temin, 11.24.2009

Sudan team leader, U.S. Institute of Peace

Two seminal events are quickly approaching -- elections and a referendum on the unity of the country -- and the international community is concerned that they will lead to new violence.

7 Gifts that Give Back to the World

Richard Walden, 11.24.2009

President, Operation USA

This holiday season there are a number of ways you can donate to powerful causes in honor of family and friends that they would wholeheartedly endorse in lieu of a gift.

African Leaders Advise Bono On Reform Of U2

William Easterly, 11.23.2009

Professor of Economics, New York University, author "White Man's Burden"

Saying that U2's rock had lost touch with its African roots, the Commission called for urgent measures to halt U2's slide towards impending crisis.

From Camp David to Darfur, With 17 Camels

John Prendergast, 11.20.2009

Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project

Two nights ago I went to listen to William Ury, the famous Harvard negotiation specialist and co-author of Getting to Yes. At one point in the speech,...