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Global JusticeA Security Council That Works
What if you could help prevent the next Rwanda, Darfur or Syria? Would you? Time and time again as atrocities unfold, the...
Global JusticeU.N. Day – Recommit to the Vision
It's United Nations Day! Sixty-eight years ago, the U.N.'s charter came into being "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war......
Global JusticeNearly 30 Million People Live in Slavery in 2013
The Global Slavery Index estimates that there are between 28.3 and 31.3 million people (29.8 million mean) subject to modern slavery in...
Global JusticeThe Power of Identity
Kofi Annan said that "gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of...
Global CooperationBirth of the Big Lie
A "Big Lie" is a "deliberate, gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic." My colleague Jake LaRaus just...
5 Disturbing Facts About the U.S. Prison Industry
The United States holds five percent of the world's population, but 25 percent of the world's inmates. This is not a reflection...
Global JusticeDeath of the Rohingya: Genocide in Burma
In the country of Burma, a minority Muslim ethnic group --the Rohingya-- is facing extinction at the hands of the Buddhist Burmese...
Global JusticeResponsibility Not to Veto: Creating the Security Council We Need
Following a dramatic month of bluster and diplomatic turmoil, the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution demanding the destruction of Syrian chemical...
Net Neutrality: The Struggle for Internet Freedom
Not Quite the World Wide Web: a three-part series about the importance of full access to the Internet for all Like streaming...
Global JusticeGuess Who (May Be) Coming to the UN General Assembly
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced that he is planning to come to the US to attend the UN General Assembly. Bashir, accused...
NewsUS Signs Arms Trade Treaty
Secretary of State John Kerry has now added the United States' signature to the Arms Trade Treaty. This treaty is a great...