You probably won’t read the United Nations Development Program’s 2010 report on human development, entitled “The Real Wealth of Nations.”…
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The struggle for the image, if not the soul, of microfinance continues. Overview: Microfinance was created to help the poor…
Journalists are always looking to stir up discussions and Nick Kristof certainly has caused a stir with his celebration of…
Nick Kristof of the New York Times recently wrote a popular article about individuals launching humanitarian efforts that he celebrated…
Transparency International came out with its annual corruption index this week, based on 2009 data. Here’s the Atlantic’s take on…
I wrote yesterday about turmoil within the anti-poverty movement known as microfinance, centered in India but with reverberations here and…
Nearly half the world’s population lacks access to toilets, proper sanitation. Next Thursday, Oct. 28, in Washington, D.C., the Pulitzer…
The Gates Foundation has entered into another media partnership, this time with ABC News and Diane Sawyer, to do a…
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You know you’ve hit the big time when you’re on the TV show The Simpsons. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Prize…