So you want to be an aid worker
Here’s a satirical look, from the folks at The Global Poverty Project, at the popular appeal of becoming an aid…
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Admitting Failure, excellent idea
One of the hardest things for any organization working in development — or, well, anyone doing anything — is to…
The Economist: How Washington state is like Greece
The Economist looks at the economies of American states as compared to other nations’ GDPs. Washington state is about the…
The Giving Pledge: Adverse, unintended and uncharitable consequences
What could be wrong with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett asking the super-rich to donate their wealth to charitable causes…
The Daily Show on George Clooney in Sudan
Yeah, this is funny: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Inde-Sudan 2011 www.thedailyshow.com Daily…
Eight intriguing takes on Haiti’s quake anniversary
One year after Haiti’s devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, in which about 230,000 were killed, news organizations are marking the anniversary with…
Economics of Happiness film debuts in Seattle tonight
A lot of people are seeking to incorporate “happiness” into our standard measures aimed at determining a society’s level of…
Microfinance pioneer, after attacking profit-seekers, is counterattacked
The man, and Nobel laureate, who for more than 30 years has been celebrated as one of the world’s leading…
PSBJ: Local biotechs gung-ho on global health
We all know Seattle likes to bill itself as the epicenter of global health these days. There’s been lots of…
Most Africans lack access to electricity
This is an interesting post and graphic illustration by GOOD, showing one often overlooked area of neglect in Africa. Many…