Climate JusticeCan We Leave Our Children A Better World?
I came across a BBC article last week entitled "What our descendants will deplore about us." The article considers human beings' trajectories...
Jake Keyel
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Climate Justice
Peace & DisarmamentUnilateral US Force In Iraq Will Make The Situation Worse
The United States must not unilaterally re-engage its military in the intensifying violence in Iraq. The US war in Iraq officially ended...
Global JusticeILO: “The Case for Social Security Protection is Compelling in Our Times”
Only 27 percent of the world’s population had access to a comprehensive social security system in 2012. This is according to the...
Global JusticeOne Year Since Bangladesh Building Collapse
April 24th marked the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This devastating collapse killed more than 1,100...
Global CooperationNuclear Arms Control: New START and Continued Reductions in Nuclear Stockpiles
Last week, the US administration of Barack Obama announced that it would reduce the number of deployed US Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)...
Climate JusticeWorld Water Day: A Chance to Reflect on Conservation
Saturday, March 22nd, was World Water Day. Recognized by the United Nations since 1993, World Water Day aims to raise awareness of...
Global JusticeThe Patenting of Nature Threatens Food Security and Sovereignty
842 million people were food insecure between 2011 and 2013. This means that 1 in 8 people around the world were “suffering...
Global JusticeNew York Times Highlights Triumphs and Challenges of Universal Human RIghts
In the words of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,“Some say that sexual orientation and gender identity are sensitive issues. I understand. Like...
The Legacy and Lessons of Nelson Mandela
Without a doubt, Nelson Mandela was and will remain a giant in the history of the 20th century. With his passing at...
The March Toward Human Rights for LGBTQ and Intersex Individuals
Several distinct, though often interrelated, human rights issues have been in the news in recent weeks: Gender and sexuality. Two weeks ago,...
Global CooperationNSA Spying on Friends and Foes: Out of Control but not Surprising
One of the new facets of the continuing fallout from Edward Snowden's NSA document leaks this summer is the revelation that U.S....
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...