Canada may be one of the world's largest gold mining nations, but both its overseas and domestic mining activities are controversial. In this Earth Focus report: 1) Human Rights Watch looks at the allegations of gang rapes and other violent abuses at the... Read the original article... More»

The new feature “State of the X,” on the TEDx Tumblr, runs the numbers on TEDx and the great video coming from these worldwide independently produced events. To start — how many TEDx events happened in the past month? TEDx events by the numbers: January (...) Read the original article... More»

Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) Leaders Williams and Mahlangu appeared before Magistrate Sengweni on 3rd February 2012 for continueation of Trial. The Defense team now including Advocate Perpetua Dube and Kossam Ncube applied for the matter to be ‘stayed’ pending the outcome of a  review of the Magistrates decision to refuse discharge. The review... More»

A chat with the curator of the foundation's new Visitor Center, Therese Littleton. Read the original article... More»

First off, a lot of microcredit programs operate under the assumption that there are large populations of entrepreneurs in countries with long histories of poverty who just need a tiny push in the form of a microloan to unleash their wealth creating power. A lot of EAWs can say with a straight face that... More»

One of my favourite Juba-things, which is apparently also a Kenya-thing, is hand-shaking. You always shake hands with the people you meet, all the time, every person in the room, no matter how long it takes. There's also a great rule for when you are eating, or your hands are otherwise dirty - just... More»

A total of 47 indigenous people were arrested and another 5 needed hospital treatment after hundreds of Indian police and Vedanta security guards confronted a peaceful demonstration two weeks ago in the state of Orissa, India. On January 21, a group of... Read the original article... More»

Hosted by Fat Sandwich Records Event Details: Date: February 10th, 2012 Time: 8:00PM Location: Hi-tone Cafe, 1913 Poplar Avenue  Memphis, TN 38104 (...) Read the original article... More»

The UN has declared that internet access is a human right. So we’re giving you that access for free.  via Brian Swartz Read the original article... More»

Huffington Post: "The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments over Arizona's controversial immigration law on April 25, the Court's final day of hearings for the term." read more Read the original article... More»

Please click here;to view this week's edition of the Global Food for Thought news brief. If you have not signed up to receive Global Food for Thought by email, please do so by clicking here. Read the original article... More»

Reuters: "An Arizona city council candidate struck from the ballot over her limited English skills concedes she isn't fluent in the language but called the legal challenge an abuse of power that could keep her from serving a poor border community where most residents speak only Spanish.A Yuma County Superior Court judge touched off... More»

You can learn more about Katy and Eric’s travels at http://borderbybicycle.blogspot.com/ValleyCentral.com: "For five long and educational months a couple from New York and Minnesota have been on a quest to learn about border realities. ... (...) Read the original article... More»

I've got a couple of public speaking events coming up:New York City - Thursday, February 23 at 6:15pm at Bard College's Globalization and International Affairs Center in Midtown. The topic is "Building Capacity? NGO's and State Reconstruction in the DRC." Details and free (required) registration here. (...) Read the original article... More»

San Jose Mercury News: "Border Patrol agents have racked up daily overtime at a cost of about $1.4 billion in the past six years while the number of arrests of illegal border crossers has fallen to the lowest level in nearly 40 years, an Associated Press analysis of agency records finds." read more Read... More»