“Corruption hurts everyone, and it harms poor people the most.” That basic principle underlies the work of Transparency International [TI], the Berlin-based international group
Category: International
The United States of Latin America
Latin American nations, following Europe’s model, have been busy forming a variety of economic unions and institutions. Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia and Cuba are leading
Anatomy of a coup d’etat
Manuel Zelaya was President of Honduras from January 27, 2006 until June 28, 2009 when he was arrested by the military and removed from
“Better health, better incomes, better lives”
Door-to-door sales may be a quaint relic of the Norman-Rockwell past in the US, but they could be the next big thing in developing
Hiroshima: then and now
The city of Hiroshima may have suffered the greatest blow any city ever took on Aug. 6, 1945. The scars are still there, but the city is renewed.
How to recycle your leftover bombs and weapons
Not one to routinely quote biblical text, I have to admit that some of the stuff I was forced to memorize in religious school
Controversial bicycle “superhighways” open in London
The road to central London is a notoriously dangerous route for the city’s many cycling commuters. But now, the first two of 12 proposed
Going up green[ish]
Three huge, built-in wind turbines top the just-opened Strata Tower in London. Assuming all goes well, the skyscraper’s turbines will generate eight percent of
Protecting rail passengers, with lessons from airport security
Many Americans have looked to fixed-rail modes of transportation such as intercity trains, subways, and light rail systems as key to addressing America’s transportation
Green roofs help create healthier cities
Treehugger reports that in May of this year, Copenhagen made green roofs mandatory on all new buildings with roof slopes of less than 30