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Give these people money, right now

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:40 PM
Of all the humanitarian aid organizations in the world, Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) stands head and shoulders above the rest. They go where the Red Cross and others dare not. In the face of murderous assaults on aid workers, in
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Far removed from the conscience of the world

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:46 PM
Global Issues has published a run-down of recent statistics on global poverty. Among the startling findings: Half the world -- nearly three billion people -- live on less than two dollars a day. [...] According to UNICEF, 26,500-30,000 children die each
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Climate change and the spread of disease

Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:41 PM
One of the under-reported consequences of global warming is the inevitable spread of infectious diseases, such as malaria, schistosomiasis, dengue fever, and many others. The World Health Organization has been predicting for several years that climate
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The humanitarian crisis in Iraq

Sunday, May 27, 2007 6:50 PM
In today's NYT (via TruthOut ), Frank Rich says: Iraqis are clamoring to get out of Iraq. Two million have fled so far and nearly two million more have been displaced within the country. (That's a total of some 15 percent of the population.) Save the
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