Global Poverty

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Fix PEPFAR Now to Prevent HIV Infections, Save Lives

Scott Swenson | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, HIV/AIDS, Congress, Sen. Jon Kyl, Africa, Global Poverty, HIV/AIDS Africa, Aids Epidemic in Africa, President Bush, Sen. Tom Coburn, Pepfar, Politics News

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is moving toward a cloture vote in the Senate, a vote that will determine whether the $50 bil...

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Good Grief, Gordon Brown!

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Gordon Brown, Gas Prices, Biofuels, How to Solve World Hunger, Alternative Energy, World Hunger, Economy, Agriculture, World Bank, Environment, Global Poverty, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Google, Food, Food Prices, Politics News

By scolding Britons to "cut [their] food waste," Prime Minister Gordon Brown reinforces the dangerous myth that a shortage of food is the reason food prices have jumped.

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Natalie Portman on Her New Role: Giving Women Hope

Marianne Schnall | Posted 07.04.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Microloans, Fighting Poverty, Microfinance, The Giving Life, Finca, Women and Politics, Global Poverty, Natalie Portman, Entertainment News

In this exclusive interview, Natalie Portman talks about her work for FINCA International, how she balances her activism with her career as an actress, and her advice on making a difference.

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Global Poverty: More Big Business is Not the Solution

Robert Weissman | Posted 05.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Gordon Brown, Poverty, Global Poverty, Development, Ceos, Corporations, Tax Avoidance, Business News

By most accounts, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is genuinely passionate about reducing global poverty. But he is not willing to challenge corporations and structures that generate that poverty.

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Global Poverty at its Worst: Mud Cookies in Haiti

Kimberly Green | Posted 02.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Project Medishare, Brad Pitt, Global Poverty Act, Poverty, Charity, Slums, Haiti, Angelina Jolie, Haiti Poverty, Global Poverty, Mud Cookies, Living News

If a Haitian woman knows a mud cookie, a bacteria-filled pastry, is not good for her then why does she eat it? The simple answer -- she has few options.

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