Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of architects with the goal
Category: International
A smorgasbord called “Vice News”
Are you paying attention, mainstream media? You’re just not doing your job. You’re avoiding coverage of the news we need. And you’re not even
Obama’s accomplishments: The shift to softer power
During his first inaugural address in 2008, President Obama made a sweeping pledge to undertake the task of turning our ship of state in
UN Treaty on Disability Rights: Obama says yes; so should Congress
Perhaps you haven’t noticed. Our current president is an unwavering optimist. Whether we see Obama’s optimism as a character trait or a belief system
Political cartoonists pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
I’m going to make a guilty confession here: During much of his lifetime, Nelson Mandela mostly existed at the periphery of my political awareness. When
How to destroy your chemical weapons
Agreeing to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons was the hard part—and “was” is, admittedly, an optimistic word. But if Russia, the U.S. and
Where your electronic waste goes: A ruined city in Ghana called “Agbogbloshie”
Agbogbloshie. Does the name mean anything to you? Probably not. But it should. Agbogbloshie is hardly a household word. It doesn’t exactly roll off
Putin awakens Americans to meaningful debate and dialogue
The natural reaction to Russian president Vladimir Putin writing an op-ed piece in the New York Times, in which he critiqued American foreign policy,
On Syria: Can we take “yes” for an answer?
There’s so much “no” in Washington, that you have to wonder if, given the opportunity to get it right, Washington [politicians and pundits included]
Independent journalists question U.S. motives in Syria
I am offering this collection of alternative reporting and opinion on the conflict in Syria because U.S. mainstream media tends to rely exclusively on