International

Why Poverty Persists in a World of Wealth

Becky Garrison 12-03-2009

The forthcoming documentary The End of Poverty? opens with the question "Why does poverty persist in a world of growing wealth?" Through a seri

We Needed a New Approach in Afghanistan -- and This Isn't It

Jim Wallis 12-02-2009

The decision by President Obama to send additional troops to Afghanistan saddens me. I believe it is a mistake, it is the wrong direction for U.S.

The U.S. Shouldn't Bless Honduras's Flawed Elections

Lisa Haugaard 12-01-2009

Elections took place Sunday, Nov. 29 in Honduras with National Party leader Porfirio Lobo declared the winner.

Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis 11-19-2009

Your voice is being heard. Already, thousands of you have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan.

The Struggle of Our Environmental Neighbors

Cesar Baldelomar 11-10-2009

Marvin Gaye once sang, "Oh, mercy mercy me/Oh, things ain't what they used to be/No, no/Where did all the blue sky go?/Poison is the wind that blows/From the north, east, south, and sea/Oh, mercy m

With a Political Deal on the Horizon, Hondurans Seek a Real Plan for the Future

Andrew Clouse 11-02-2009

Friday morning, Hillary Clinton praised what she called "an historic agreement" between de facto President Roberto Micheletti and deposed President Manuel Zelaya.

Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis 10-29-2009

We've all been watching carefully as the Obama administration tries to decide how to move forward on U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

As the Climate Change Clock Ticks Toward Copenhagen, Global Activists Take to the Streets

Sheldon Good 10-23-2009

Climate change has become a major worldwide grassroots movement -- one that doesn't acknowledge geographic or sociological borders.

Stories from Global Victims of Climate Change -- And an Interfaith Call to Action

Juliet rabia Gentile 10-23-2009

What if the soul of the world had an alarm clock and it began ringing

Dear President Obama (An Open Letter on Afghanistan)

Brian McLaren 10-22-2009

I am a loyal supporter of your presidency. I worked hard in the campaign and have never been as proud of my country as I was when we elected you.

One Day's Wages

Eugene Cho 10-21-2009

are excited to announce the launch of One Day's Wages -- an international grassroots movement dedicated to ending extreme global poverty. We are certainly not the first and thankfully, not the last.

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Speculating on Obama's Peace Prize Perspective

Edward Gilbreath 10-12-2009

I can't read the guy's mind, of course, but after the initial, natural response of "Yeah, I got it goin' on," I'm thinking this is what President Obama must've really been thinking upon he

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Is Obama's Peace Prize Premature?

Valerie Elverton Dixon 10-09-2009

Just peace theory proceeds from the premise that peace is a day by day effort. It is a process that requires vision, skill, and courage.

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The Yes Men: Corporate Pranksters on a Mission

Becky Garrison 9-28-2009

Fans of gonzo political activism may remember the Yes Men's infamous stunt in which Andy Bichlbaum posed as a Dow Chemical spokesperson named Jude (patron saint of the impossible) Finisterra (earth's end).

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Obama, the UN, and the Bomb: Six Takeaway Points

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson 9-25-2009

In the nuclear security business, it's a good day when nothing goes wrong. It's a great day when something goes right.

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Applying Just Peace Theory to Obama's UN Speech

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-25-2009

Just peace theory is the middle way between pacifism and just war theory. It recognizes the moral force of nonviolence and the goal of a world that solves its disputes through nonviolent means.

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Modern Slavery, Modern Abolitionists

Justin Fung 9-25-2009

Two hundred years after slavery was declared illegal in Great Britain, and 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, an estimated 27 million people remain enslaved around

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Israel, Gaza, and the Goldstone Report: A Call for Self-Examination During the High Holy Days

Arthur Waskow 9-23-2009

During these days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are called on to reexamine our own actions -- our "missings of the mark." The emphasis is on OUR sins -- not those of individuals alone, but of the community -- and the sins of ourselves, not of other people, even our en

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Video: Fake Newspaper Prints Real News on Climate Change

Sheldon Good 9-23-2009