
What if the principles applied to humanitarian work were used in Star Wars? To some it sounds rather silly, to…
What if the principles applied to humanitarian work were used in Star Wars? To some it sounds rather silly, to…
The threat of the spread of Ebola has led many Americans to learn more and stay up to date on…
Students in Cuba gather behind a business looking for a Internet signal for their smart phones in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday,…
A report by the AP today reveals that a US-backed program attempted to develop a Twitter-like service with the goal…
A new map shows the tweets sent out from Africa’s 20 most populated cities, in the period of 24 hours.…
The Royal Baby, also known as Prince George, is going to Africa. Well, not quite. His bedroom will resemble Africa…
Steve Garfield It turns out that using Twitter may be an effective way to track and respond to public emergencies.…
United Nations’ very cool project Global Pulse has analyzed keywords and ‘sentiments’ used by people who are talking on Twitter about what to to do after 2015 when we reach the finish line for the Millennium Development Goals,
A deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh that has so far been estimated to have killed nearly 250 people is again raising questions about the role that US companies and consumers play in perpetuating dangerous and unfair sweatshops overseas. Amid all the reports of this massive tragedy, Slate’s Matt Yglesias offered a counterpoint to the moral outrage — and, indirectly, against the pleas from some Bangladeshi workers – with a blog post arguing that we should accept reduced safety rules in poor countries.
The issue of conflict mineral legislation continues to bring out impassioned advocates. Yesterday’s SEC decision on the Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act brought out a series of tweets. Here are the highlights of the diverging points of view and a summary of what happened.