February 27, 2011

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Take Action to Save U.S. Foreign Aid!

President Obama, has proposed spending $47 billion in 2012 for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This is the money the U.S. spends on programs to fight poverty, empower women, ensure US security, fight disease, promote economic development and more. In … [Read More...]

Diplomacy is Making a Comeback in Afghanistan!

A recent commentary in the New Yorker highlighted recent maneuvers by the Obama administration to begin peace talks with the Taliban. The piece is a must-read and delves into the history of peace negotiations with the Taliban, how Pakistan and other factions of the Taliban factor into the prospects … [Read More...]

Survival Sex, HIV, and what the US Government is doing about it

Prostitution, sex work, brothels- in the US, we don’t like to talk about these things.  The sex work industry is considered taboo; prostitution is illegal and transactional sex is associated with stigma.  But for some, sex work is a means of survival. In 2007, I had the privilege of meeting a … [Read More...]

Tunisia, Egypt…. Sudan?

With all of the uprisings across the Middle East, Western leaders are holding their breath, hoping that grassroots movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen will not result in an increase in Islamic fundamentalism. What has not been mentioned so much is what impact these grassroots movements will have … [Read More...]