The Return of an Old Scourge: Starvation
Famine was supposed to be a thing of the past. True, 75 million people had died from starvation in the 20th century, but we had learned from these tragedies, how to predict them and how to address them. The largest
A New Source Conflict Free Diamonds: Getting to Know Diamond Foundry
In 1947, a small but mighty slogan changed the very fabric of society, and forever changed the way the world looked at diamonds. Engineered by the DeBeers corporation, “A diamond is forever” wriggled the small gemstone permanently into the lives
No Person Left Behind: How Using Data Can Reduce Inequality
EDITOR’S NOTES: THIS PIECE WAS AUTHORED BY Betsy Beaumon. Betsy is the President of Benetech: A Silicon Valley non-profit, whose mission is to create scalable technology solutions for communities in need, including the human rights sector. THIS PIECE IS PART
Berkeley to Beirut: Fighting for Refugees 7,000 Miles Away
“I decided to apply to law school during the revolution in Egypt. That’s one thing that got me very interested in policy and human rights,” says Mary Dahdouh, a second-year law student at UC Berkeley and first generation American who
Food Systems: at the Heart of Sustainable Development
Food is fundamental to human development, brings joy, and unites families. Food systems have driven our transformation as a species from the time we roamed as hunter-gatherers some 10,000 years ago to the Green Revolution and the broad expansion of
Unchain America
Book Review: "CAPTURED: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy" by Sheldon Whitehouse (Author) and Melanie Wachtell Stinnett (Contributor) Published 21 February 2017, New Press, 272 pages American democracy is in deep trouble, chained down by corporate power. This, in a nutshell, is the argument made
African American Youth Seeing a New Future
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. - Wilma Rudolph Systemic racism and bias impacts how Americans perceive African
Op-Ed: A Right Royal Brexit
After the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gamboled and feasted with the socialist leader of The French Republic this past weekend, it might be a good time to reflect on the state of Brexit, La France and their stinking poor
The Convening Power of Worms
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund. This piece is a republication, originally part of HuffPosts’ Project Zero campaign: a yearlong series on neglected tropical diseases and efforts to eliminate them. This series
Captivating quest for Authenticity with Jimmy Nelson
Jimmy Nelson is a British photographer who is known for his romantic portrayal of indigenous peoples. His project “Before they pass away” led him to the more than 35 indigenous communities around the world, in Africa, Asia, South America, Europe
Investing in Our World’s Most Vulnerable Children
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY Jenny Bowen, Founder and CEO of OneSky; a global NGO dedicated to giving the worlds most vulnerable children a second chance at childhood, by training caregivers and communities to provide nurturing and high-quality early
Water in Our World: Our Most Precious Resource
Water is one of the world's most precious resources and one that is often taken for granted. Even today, access to safe drinking water is not a guarantee for many people across the world and as climate change takes its
