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Climate JusticeSandy’s Climate Conversation
Sandy did what Candy didn't: Kick start a full blown conversation on climate change. GlobalSolutions.org was part of an effort to insert...
What do Zombies have to do with Foreign Policy?
Have you ever wondered what you would do in a zombie apocalypse? If you have, you are not alone. It seems like...
Mourdock, Rape Culture, & Women’s Human Rights
"I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that gift from God. I think...
United Nations Day
"We are living through a period of profound turmoil, transition and transformation. Insecurity, inequality and intolerance are spreading. Global and national institutions...
Climate JusticeDear Candy, You Blew It on Climate Change
Candy Crowley, I want to start by congratulating you on the great job you did moderating the Town Hall Presidential Debate. But...
Human RightsOn International Day of the Girl… Let’s Talk about the Guys
Men, boys, let us be bold. Let us speak the truth and stand up for the rights of girls and women to...
Citizens for Global Solutions Delivers Your Petitions to PBS NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer
Over the last two months, the team here atCitizens for Global Solutions has been working to make climate change a bigger election...
Global JusticeWhy Thomas Jefferson isn’t too Happy With Obama
Thousands of Muslims around the world have exploded in anger in response to an anti-Islam film titled The Innocence of Muslims, which,...
In the Indiana 2012 Senate Race, Climate Change is the Elephant in the Room.
By some estimates, Indiana has been the hardest hit state by the 2012 drought, but you would not know it by listening...
Peace & DisarmamentForeign Policy Platforms – Two World Views
Bill Clinton's masterful speech to nominate Barack Obama summed up the philosophical difference between Democrats and Republicans saying, "We believe that 'We're...
Global CooperationDs and Rs on Energy, the Environment, and Foreign Policy: Party Platforms 2012
Now that both the Democrats and the Republicans have released their official party platforms for 2012, they can be compared side-by-side. We've...