The Role of Religion in Covid Prevention Response: Where Angels Fear to Tread
While bench scientists around the world continue to work on designing a safe and effective vaccine and therapeutics, drug manufacturing companies deal with the production aspects, and public health systems grapple with future distribution constraints, a different factor may await in
The Pope has Spoken, but Will World Leaders Act?
As the head of the catholic church and the leader of the largest ongoing historical institution today — with 1.6 billion people — it is indisputable that Pope Francis is in a position of tremendous power and influence. And influential
How the Pandemic Is Pushing Religious Services Online
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down churches, mosques, and synagogues worldwide, it hasn't shut down their religious services. These groups have flourished, spreading their message through new online channels. On March 12, 2020, the WHO announced the Coronavirus Outbreak a
Underwater
I grew up in Boston in the 70s and 80s, not too far away from where Thoreau once lived. My family shared his belief that nature was a vehicle towards transcendence— that spending time quietly contemplating the land, sea, and
Flower Pollution: Reviving the Ganges and Providing Livelihoods
The Sustainable Development Goals are a vision of what we, as a collective humanity, must aim for in the next 13 years. They are encompassing and holistic – even the first sentence of the Preamble mentions the SDG Agenda as
Zika Virus Highlights Flaws in Public Health Approaches in the Americas – Part 2
How has the International community responded, what are possible solutions, and how does this affect reproductive and women's rights in Brazil? In part 1, we covered the basic tenets of Zika, its history, modes of transmission, and the forms of testing and treatment
Ed Kashi: Photojournalist, Filmmaker, Activist
Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker, educator, and speaker dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. A sensitive eye and an intimate relationship to his subjects are signatures of his work. As a member of
Millennials Making A Change
What do you get when you put together a group of recently graduated millennials, some bright ideas, and a video camera? A couple of youtube videos? Oh no. You get so much more than that. You get Generation Y Not. The
The Paris Attacks: What They Really Mean
The terrible events of Paris are not expressions of a religious war, but we hardly have another language to describe the degree of terror and human cruelty they express. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) misuses the religion
The Slippery Slope Of Conscientious Objection
The Ethical Implications Of Health Professionals Refusing Treatment Due To Their Religious Beliefs. In early September 2015, Kim Davis who is the elected Deputy Clerk of Rowan County in Kentucky was jailed for five days for not dispensing marriage licenses to