An AIDS Vaccine is Now More than a Dream

Mitchell Warren, 10.05.2009

Executive Director, AVAC

Before embarking on the necessary process of questioning and debating the results of a recent HIV prevention trial, the world should take a moment to celebrate an historic finding.

Voting and Violence in Thailand

Jeff Antebi, 10.04.2009

Music industry entrepreneur and photographer

I went to South Thailand and observed a little bit of what voting was like. In a span of less than three days, I visited several bombing scenes and a man I was supposed to meet was assassinated.

HIV Vaccine: No Silver Bullet Yet

Dr. Peter Klatsky, 09.24.2009

Physician

Multiple news agencies reported that a trial vaccine reduced the risk of HIV infection by 30 percent. While I am encouraged by the results, we have yet to find a silver bullet.

New York's GreenSoul Shoes Tours Southeast Asia

Jim Luce, 09.18.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

For each piece of footwear that GreenSoul Shoes sell, they give one away to an underprivileged child in need in that same community.

Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Peasants, Cats, Goats, Nymphs and War

Michael Giltz, 11.10.2009

Freelance writer and raconteur

While Cannes is still the Wimbledon of festivals, Toronto is the other one that matters most. Come here to catch the hottest films from Cannes, fall releases looking to tout themselves, and Oscar hopefuls.

Without Freedom of Expression

Craig and Marc Kielburger, 09.28.2009

Co-founders, Free The Children

10 years. That's the length of the sentence that Thai man, Suwicha Thakor, received in April for posting two comments on a website deemed insulting to Thailand's monarchy.

The Unnoticed War Where Millions of Children's Lives are at Stake

Johann Hari, 09.11.2009

Columnist, London Independent

Nobody knows why Cambodia's malaria parasites are such buffed-up hyper-Darwinian winners. Some scientists think it's because the treatments have been used there so long that the parasites have a head-start.

Interview with the Red Cross Secretary General in Geneva

Jim Luce, 08.21.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Bekele Geleta grew up in Ethiopia where he developed a strong understanding of the critical role of Red Cross Red Crescent principles, such as neutrality in matters of politics and religion.

Poipet: Where Cambodians Are Trafficked into Thailand

World Vision, 07.13.2009

World Vision

The immigration officer told us that one of his duties was to bring back the bodies of Cambodians killed in Thailand. According to him, there were several each month -- shot, beaten or drowned.

In Carradine Death Thailand's Sex Caricature Endures

Greg Barrett, 07.11.2009

Author/THE GOSPEL of FATHER JOE

If Thailand wants invitations to closed-door U.N. meetings, it needs to stop marketing its women and children.

The Pathologist and The Grasshopper

Casey Sherman, 07.10.2009

Bestselling Author

The body is a merely a canvas on which to find evidence that may be hidden to the naked eye.

Leave Your Germs at the Door

Lisa Sharkey, 07.06.2009

Quite often people ask me how much more it costs to "go green." And often my answer is that rather than spending money, there are free ways to go green that actually save you money.

Pleasure or Pain: Take Your Pick

Tabby Biddle, 07.06.2009

Writer

In Buddhism one is advised to release desirous attachments to eliminate pain and suffering in one's life, however could it be that denying aspects of your very human self causes its own kind of pain?

Seth Green Shares His Secrets of Financial Success as Unbroke Premieres

Andrea Chalupa, 06.28.2009

Editor at Walletpop

Green compares Unbroke to the Schoolhouse Rock shorts: funny and informative. "I'm concerned for all of America's youth who grew up watching My Super Sweet 16 and Cribs."

Unplug and Recharge: If You're Feeling Tired, Try This

Sara Avant Stover, 06.24.2009

Writer, yogini, and women's lifestyle expert.

I'm tired today. Really tired. The kind of tired that green tea (I'm not a coffee drinker) or eight hours of sleep can remedy.

Cannes 2009 Day Twelve: Haneke Triumphs With Top Prize

Michael Giltz, 06.24.2009

Freelance writer and raconteur

The Oscars have nothing on Cannes for brevity and wit and fun.

The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow, 06.11.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

The Underperformers: How Key U.S. Officials Have Shaped a Tribal Crisis

Roger Warner, 06.05.2009

Historian and documentary filmmaker

As it turns out, underperformance and doublespeak are par for the course among U.S. officials involved in the three-nation Hmong crisis.

Who Authorized The Torture of Abu Zubaydah?

Andy Worthington, 05.25.2009

Journalist and author of "The Guantanamo Files"

For the defendants of the use of torture by U.S. forces -- still led by former Vice President Dick Cheney -- this has been a rocky few weeks.

Twin-Track Talks in Burma Raise Peace Hopes

Russ Wellen, 05.23.2009

Staff blogger at Scholars & Rogues

The junta hopes that by making a token attempt at democracy it can convince the West to ease the sanctions it's imposed on Burma and re-open economic relations.

Can Thailand Avoid the Abyss?

Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, 05.22.2009

Former Foreign Minister of Thailand

A fresh start for Thailand is needed urgently. This means nothing less than the immediate change in assumptions and attitudes for all sides, followed immediately by constructive action.