Human RightsEdward Rawson Memorial Arrangements
For those who would like to celebrate the life of Edward Rawson, the detailed arrangements are below. The family has requested that...
Don Kraus
78 articles on Insights
Human Rights
Global CooperationEdward Rawson: 1914 – 2013
With the passing of the old year, we lost a beloved friend, benefactor and leader, Edward Rawson. He passed away quietly at...
Global JusticeThankful
We give thanks on Thanksgiving, take advantage of deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday—but on #GivingTuesday, we generously give back to...
NewsClimate Activists Walk Out of UN Climate Conference
Time is running out for countries to forge a new global agreement to address climate change. The intent of the COP19, this...
Global CooperationPhilippines Crisis Highlights Need for Food Aid Reform
The international community is scrambling to deliver emergency aid to cyclone-devastated areas of the Philippines. The United States’ response to the crisis...
Peace & DisarmamentVeterans Day Vision
Today we honor veterans. My grandfather Charlie ran away and joined the army as a 16-year-old bugle boy in World War I....
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 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...
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...
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...
Peace & DisarmamentWhat Obama Could Have Said, and Almost Did
Presidents almost never say most of what you want them to. President Obama's speech at the UN General Assembly was no exception....