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Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:42:01 +0200

Scholars Targeted in Turkey 'War on Terror'

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:40:41 +0100

Scholars Targeted in Turkey 'War on Terror':

One particularly troubling aspect of Turkey’s own “War on Terror” is the way that it has targeted a wide range of individuals with no record of violence. Virtually anyone critical…

Hope Rushes In: Starting the New Year Right

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:24:13 +0100

Hope Rushes In: Starting the New Year Right:

A few days ago, I wrote the following blog about our Christmas child at Hope for Sudan. Today Romano sent me photos of the Christmas child’s first bath, and a brief update (below).

At 1 a.m. on…

Best Ideas of 2011: The Reshaping of Capitalism

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:57:12 +0100

Best Ideas of 2011: The Reshaping of Capitalism:

Authored by: Jonathan Kalan

One hundred years ago, Nobel Prize winning, free market capitalism economist Milton Friedman was born into this world. Private enterprises, Friedman claimed, must be…

Anchoring democracy in indigenous African Institutions

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:15:38 +0100

Anchoring democracy in indigenous African Institutions:

Daniel Ayana writes:

Scholars have suggested the importance of integrating African democratization process with grassroots institutions for long-term consolidation. However, the major problem…

2011 reflections for Mayan Families in Guatemala

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:31:47 +0100

2011 reflections for Mayan Families in Guatemala:

We know that in this tough economic time, the demand for vital nonprofit services is greater than ever, and it’s people like you who keep Mayan Families going. And on behalf of all of the…

Avoiding the Ask: Evidence on Empathy

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:30:07 +0100

Avoiding the Ask: Evidence on Empathy:

Leah Stern

Today, we’re featuring a guest post from IPA Project Associate Hannah Trachtman. She just published a paper with co-authors James Andreoni and Justin M. Rao about what…

Five Resolutions for Aspiring Leaders

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:15:50 +0100

Five Resolutions for Aspiring Leaders:

As the New Year approaches, people will be making resolutions to eat better, exercise more, get that promotion at work, or spend more time with their families. While these are worthwhile goals, we…

URGENT: In 4 Months, Ian Will No Longer Be Eligible for Adoption!

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:40:13 +0100

URGENT: In 4 Months, Ian Will No Longer Be Eligible for Adoption!:

Ian is this week’s featured waiting child.

DOB: April 27, 1998

Sichuan Province, China

In April, Ian will turn 14 and become ineligible for international adoption from China….

A Lesson in Dignity

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:24:19 +0100

A Lesson in Dignity:

Jeremy Phillips, program director in Africa

Jeremy Phillips, Empower’s program director, with his father at the site of Empower’s future school.

As I drive in Kampala, I am…

Holiday games for policy wonks

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:25:03 +0100

Holiday games for policy wonks:

Over at his regular column at Foreign Policy magazine, Michael Peck plays Santa and recommends 7 Holiday Games for Wonks.

But what about the wonks? What holiday treats await those…

Q&A with Sagal Abdulle

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:56:28 +0100

Q&A with Sagal Abdulle:

Sagal recently joined YCI as a Program Coordinator and is excited to be working with all of the amazing volunteers and staff. She is especially excited to be working at YCI as she was a YCI…

Be a sign of Christ's charity

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:27:32 +0100

Be a sign of Christ's charity:

Be a sign of Christ’s charity, was the call of Pope Benedict the XVI, speaking to Caritas Italy in Vatican City on 24 November 2011. Pope Benedict met with our Italian sister agency to celebrate its…

Degradation Ceremony 101 - Shaving Punks Edition

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:33:15 +0100

Degradation Ceremony 101 - Shaving Punks Edition:

(Via)

“Indonesian sharia police are “morally rehabilitating” more than 60 young punk rock fans in Aceh province on Sumatra island, saying the youths are…

Book Review - Games of Empire

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:23:29 +0100

Book Review - Games of Empire:

Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter‘s Games of Empire – Global Capitalism and Video Games is a very interesting and well-written book that uses the conceptual apparatus laid…

This Week in Middle Eastern Conflict... December 2nd- 10th, 2011.

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:30:52 +0100

This Week in Middle Eastern Conflict... December 2nd- 10th, 2011.:

This Week in Middle Eastern Conflict… December 2nd- 10th, 2011. Posted December 10th, 2011
Compiled by Rebecca Sargent

Part 3: What the Modern Sugar Baby and Mail-Order Bride Have in Common

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:44:19 +0100

Part 3: What the Modern Sugar Baby and Mail-Order Bride Have in Common:

Recent articles regarding the “Sugar Baby” trend, where debt-burdened young people seek romantic relationships with older individuals for financial compensation, have portrayed these…

Fighting Graft Takes Guts

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:00:03 +0100

Fighting Graft Takes Guts:

By Arthur Wasunna*

Today is International Anti-Corruption Day and while the world has come a long way in the fight against corruption to date, it is clear that major challenges…

What do we really know about microfinance?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:55:41 +0100

What do we really know about microfinance?:

Leah Stern

Depending on whom you ask, with almost 200 million borrowers around the world, microfinance might be the best thing ever to happen to international development or an overhyped…

Tabarrok the Statist

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:54:25 +0100

Tabarrok the Statist:

Stephan Kinsella in reviewing Launching the Innovation Renaissance (Amzn link, B&N for Nook, also iTunes) for The Libertarian Standard says I am a liberty-hating statist!…