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Censorship Is Wrong: Let Max Speak!

Coleen Rowley | Posted 06.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Jewish Voice for Peace, Chris Baker, KTLK Talk Radio, Desmond Tutu, Censorship, Max-Blumenthal, Joseph Dana, Home News
Coleen Rowley

Anyone who scans my prior Huffington Posts will quickly see that the common thread in most of them, is how counterproductive the post 9-11 "war on ter...

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Let Us See if Italy Keeps Faith With the World's Poor

Bob Geldof | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: African Aid, G8, Desmond Tutu, World Economy, Silvio Berlusconi, ONE Campaign, Africa, Italy G8, Aids, World News
Bob Geldof

Italy has only done 3% of what Prime Minister Berlusconi personally and nationally promised to Africa in 2005. So it is quite proper to ask -- what legitimacy does Italy have to run the G8 this year?

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Bono Aid Group: Italy Fails Africa In Humanitarian Aid

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Africa Aid, Silvio Berlusconi, Foreign Affairs, G-8, G8, Africa, Bill Gates, Italy, Italy Africa Aid, Desmond Tutu, Bob Geldof, Advocacy, Bono, World News

LONDON - Italy has failed to meet its commitments to reduce poverty in Africa and has lost credibility in its relationship with the region, an aid gro...

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Archbishop Tutu's Dream for the Future

Michelle Cote | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Purpose Project, Leadership, Social Justice, Civic Participation, Social Change, Civic Engagement, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Desmond Tutu, Youth Activism, Civic Generation, Generation Gap, Living News
Michelle Cote

"I'm comiiiiinggg!" Tutu sings out from the adjacent room, the words rolling off his tongue in a playfully high-pitched refrain, before he comes wheeling and teetering -- all 5'2" of him -- around the corner of his suite at the Atlanta Grand Hyatt.

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Don't You Think Forgiveness is Overrated?

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Chris Buckley, Kerry Kennedy, Desmond Tutu, Elizabeth Edwards, Forgiveness, Living News
Jill Brooke

The concept of forgiveness has surfaced lately with people ranging from Chris Buckley to Elizabeth Edwards. However, the word "forgive" makes me ill.

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Our Obligation to Investigate Torture

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Congress, Rule of Law, Amnesty, 9/11, Bush Torture, 9/11 Commission, Immunity, Desmond Tutu, Torture, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

These actions were perpetuated by our leaders, with our resources, in our name, for our safety. That gives us the right -- indeed the obligation -- to declassify what was directed, what was done, and what was learned.

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No More Mandelas: What America Can Learn From the ANC's Abuse of Hope

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 04.22.2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama Nelson Mandela, Naomi Klein, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, Desmond Tutu, Hope, World News
Eben Esterhuizen

"Hope has never trickled down. It has always sprung up." This is what America can learn from South Africa.

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Elections in South Africa

Laura J. Mitchell | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Apartheid, Albert Lutuli, Jacob Zuma, Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, Africa, Thabo Mbeki, African National Congress, Desmond Tutu, South Africa, F.W. De Klerk, World News
Laura J. Mitchell

Too much is at stake for South Africans ­indeed for the rest of the continent ­to blithely dismiss "forces of darkness" in this current election.

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Stars Light 'Candles For Rwanda' For Genocide Survivors (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Susan Morgan | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Forest Whitaker, Tony Blair, Nancy Pelosi, Genocide, Sandra Bullock, Celebrity, Clive Owen, Desmond Tutu, Ben Affleck, Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Rwanda, World News
Susan Morgan

On this tragic anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 10,000 candles are being lit in Kigali. The ceremony is the beginning of a mass global remembrance, which will continue for a hundred days.

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Dalai Lama Banned From Attending South Africa Peace Conference

Mallika Chopra | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Apartheid, Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, China, World News
Mallika Chopra

Why would a country that freed itself from an apartheid government deny entry to a spiritual leader who speaks on behalf of 5.4 million Tibetans being oppressed by the Chinese government?

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South Africa Disses the Dalai Lama: We're About Human Rights, Just Not Yours

Mary Wald | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Dalai Lama, Tibet, Tutu, TheCommunity.Com, Desmond Tutu, China, Kgalema Motlanthe, China Human Rights, Archbishop, Johannesburg, World News
Mary Wald

Like the Olympics, the 2010 World Cup has the world's attention. It also became a chance for China to step in and force its anti-Dalai Lama message onto the stage.

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White House Welcome for Nuclear Disarmament

Steven Crandell | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Dalai Lama, Nuclear Weapons, Walter Cronkite, President Obama, Russia, US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World, Desmond Tutu, Petition, Dmitry Medvedev, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Nuclear Disarmament, Politics News
Steven Crandell

The goal of nuclear disarmament is no longer just a dream. On the contrary, it's now official policy. It's there on the White House website, in both the Homeland Security and Foreign Policy

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AIG And The Return Of Eliot Spitzer

Henry Miller | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Politics, Aig Bonuses, Aig, Fareed Zakaria, Desmond Tutu, Eliot Spitzer, Brian Lehrer, Politics News
Henry Miller

As if the bonuses weren't enough, AIG has managed to bring disgraced former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer back into the political limelight. That ra...

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Desmond Tutu Mocks, Absolves City Hall Press Corps

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Desmond Tutu, Daley Media Coverage, Daley Educap Flights, Desmond Tutu Mayor Daley, Mayor Daley, Video, Chicago News

If only Mayor Daley always had Desmond Tutu at the ready. In a strange scene at City Hall Tuesday, the South African Archbishop stepped in to shield D...

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Archbishop Tutu: Love, Forgiveness and "Being Good"

Edward J. Murray | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Forgiveness, Desmond Tutu, Hallmark Channel, South Africa, Living News
Edward J. Murray

"We are created for goodness. The good will win." With his long lens look at history, Archbishop Tutu is convinced (and is convincing in his reflections) that good will out.

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Hunger Strike Day 20: Hope in transition

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 02.10.2009 | World

Read More: South Africa, Hunger Strike, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Fasting, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Mdc Zimbabwe, Zanu PF, Zimbabwe Elections, Desmond Tutu, Civil Society, Civil Rights, ZImbabwe Crisis, World News
Kumi Naidoo

As I count down my last 24 hours, my energy, concentration, and sense of balance are waning - but I am amazed at what the human body can do.

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2006 Africa Trip Launched Obama Presidency: Lynn Sweet

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 01.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Presidency, Obama Africa, Obama Africa Trip, President Obama, Desmond Tutu Obama, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, Chicago News

Obama traveled to Africa, and on Aug. 21, 2006, outside Cape Town, in South Africa, he paid a visit to former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as the Iraq war...

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The Changing Face of Service

Desmond Tutu | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, Bill Clinton, Hope, Non-Profits, Clinton Foundation, Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Philanthropy, Ngo, Disease, Service, Africa, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Desmond Tutu

At a time when the global economic landscape looks so bleak, it's especially fortunate that non-governmental organizations like the Clinton Foundation are going where governments can't go to bring hope.

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Desmond Tutu: We Must Threaten Robert Mugabe With Force

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 12.24.2008 | World

Read More: Desmond Tutu, Tutu Mugabe Force, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Mugabe Economic Collapse, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Laureate Tutu, Tutu, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Cholera, Zimbabwe Mugabe, World News

LONDON — Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Wednesday that the international community must use the threat of force to oust Zimbabwe's R...

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Why is Rubashkin Being Treated Like a Fiend?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Heroes, Agriprocessors Conditions, Richard Branson, The Messages Project, Desmond Tutu, Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Carolyn Lecroy, Prison, Cnn, Jail, Rabbi, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sholom Mordechai was essentially a glorified shochet and butcher, the country's largest producer of kosher meat. His beard and black hat were enough to unnerve many Jews.

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Stories To Live By, Thanks To "The Elders"

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Mary Robinson, Holidays, Peter Gabriel, Christmas, Richard Branson, Jimmy Carter, New Radicals, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Desmond Tutu, The Council of Elders, Kelly Toughill, Graca Machel, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

People around the world tell stories at this time of year - around the table, by reading aloud to one another, and through song. These tales are a way...

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Time's up for Robert Mugabe

Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 12.09.2008 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Feingold Zimbabwe, Morgan Tsvangarai, Morgan Tsvangarai Zimbabwe, Condoleezza Rice, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Africa, Feingold Africa, Desmond Tutu, Robert Mugabe, World News
Sen. Russ Feingold

Regional leaders' patience is wearing thin as Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis worsens. The challenge now, though, is to translate public criticism into concerted pressure that raises the stakes.

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Happy Birthday, Declaration of Human Rights

Jack Healey | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Darfur, Will Ferrell, Human Rights, Moby, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Desmond Tutu, Congo, Torture, Video, Politics News
Jack Healey

2008-12-08-ferrell_dechuman.jpgThis is a video of artists, activists and children reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- send it to everyone you know.

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Talking with the Dalai Lama: What Would You Ask if You Had Just Ten Questions?

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Tibet, 10 QUESTIONS for the DALAI LAMA, Nelson Mandela, Tibetan Buddhism, Dharamsala, Desmond Tutu, Billy Graham, Dalai Lama, Spirituality, Living News
Cathleen Falsani

The delightfully imperfect documentary, which tells the Dalai Lama's story with rare historic footage, got me thinking: What would I ask His Holiness if I had 45 minutes alone with him?

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Setting a New President in Pet Adoption

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.24.2008 | Style

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Glenn Close, Carl Bernstein, David Patterson, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Lorraine Bracco, Desmond Tutu, Alec Baldwin, Robert F. Kennedy, Piper Perabo, Barbara Walters, Animals, Style News
Wendy Diamond

Okay, so President-elect Obama, if you ever read this I would like to give you my advice. Please adopt from a city shelter!

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