Global Health

U.S. Teen On Solo North Korea Peacebuilding Mission

President Obama still hasn't started the direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il that he controversially promised during his campaign two years ago. But that's not stopping a 13-year-old American from doing just that, solo and on his...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 12:12 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

The Catholic Church and Their Countdown to Zero Nuclear Weapons

At the 65 th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon became the first Secretary to attend an official memorial service in Japan, speaking about the urgency to “free [the world] of weapons of mass...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2010 3:45 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Reading the Minds of Terrorists (And Yours), Literally

This is not science fiction, it's science reality. New technology being developed at top-ranked Northwestern University just north of Chicago can get us into the minds of terrorists, read them and even know how, when and where their next attacks will...

Published Wed, Sep 08 2010 10:31 AM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Clinton Announces Development Will Be Central Pillar of Foreign Policy

In a high profile speech delivered yesterday, Hilary Clinton explained that development would be elevated to be a 'Central Pillar' of U.S. foreign policy. With the Obama administration not making its foreign policy thinking clear, it's unclear...

Published Thu, Jan 07 2010 12:33 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

On Misguided Faith in Haiti

Talk of God infused much of the immediate post-earthquake commentary on Haiti, from Pat Robertson's foul claims about the disaster's origin to moving descriptions of how Haitians' faith remained upright , even in the rubble. Now, the latest...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 8:40 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Cancer is the New Malaria (How Can We Make Infrastructure Sexy?)

Ashton Kutcher battled CNN to be the first to get one million Twitter followers. He won, and bought 10,000 mosquito nets for Malaria No More as a victory prize. Colin Powell, Warren Buffet and Robin Williams have lent their stunning visages to Smile Train...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 1:46 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Global Harm Reduction Efforts Go 95% Underfunded

The White House's semantic demurrals aside, from Thailand to the U.S. to Russia, the global war on drugs remains a powerful cause du juor. After all, the drug trade is valued at some $320 billion a year -- more even than the oil and gas industry....

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 8:08 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Alcohol Companies Write Their Own Rules

What if, when writing U.S. alcohol policy, Congress was approached by an organization with significant industry expertise, one that claimed it had extensively researched alcohol’s health effects? What if that organization happened to be Budweiser? That's...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 6:50 AM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

Giving Congress the Good Global Health Stories

I wonder whether Bill Gates, burdened by global cares, counts statistics at night rather than sheep as he tries to fall asleep. He certainly has a talismanic series of them to offer -- some of his "favorites" which he rattled off before the...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 12:02 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

U.S. Vs. Canadian Food Aid: Which Does Better?

When it comes to foreign aid, the U.S. and Canada have long indulged in a degree of neighborly competition over who's more generous. It all depends on what you measure, of course, but at least on one metric -- flexibility of aid -- Canucks are racing...

Published Wed, Mar 10 2010 2:18 PM by Change.org's Global Health Blog

U.S. Releases Millennium Development Goal Plan, 10 Years Late

If I told you I had a plan for ending poverty in 15 years, but also said you’d have to wait 10 years to hear it, would you still listen? That’s what news that USAID just released its strategy for meeting the Millennium Development Goals feels like. In...

Published Fri, Aug 13 2010 6:20 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

Five Ways "President" Gingrich Would Weaken National Security

Considering there will be a number of midterm Congressional seats up for a vote in two months, and a critical Presidential election only two years from now, this fall is an important time to restore movements for progress. Many of you are already rallying...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 2:33 PM by Change.org's Human Rights Blog

Why No One in Africa Wants to Farm Anymore

There’s growing concern in Africa and around the world about food security. The population continues to grow, European birth rates be damned; climate change is wreaking havoc with agriculture; and some post-war countries like Sierra Leone and Liberia...

Published Wed, Aug 04 2010 6:56 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

For the 12 Million Roma, Europe is the Third World

The order to leave came unexpectedly, with residents given only 20 minutes to abandon their homes and much of their belongings. “They came with trucks and police cars,” one of the victims from the informal Gazela Bridge settlement in Belgrade, Serbia...

Published Fri, Jun 18 2010 12:55 PM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

For Better or Worse: Exporting U.S. Ideas of Insanity

"To travel internationally is to become increasingly unnerved by the way American culture pervades the world," writes Ethan Watters in the most recent edition of Adbusters . I couldn't agree more. I've eaten at more TGIFs, listened to...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 7:14 AM by Change.org's Global Poverty Blog

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