Avoiding Fatal Opiate Overdose
Azadeh Momenghalibaf
August 26, 2011
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Naloxone is a safe, easy-to-use antidote to overdose from heroin or other opioids that can be administered by just about anyone with minimal training, but in many countries, legal and policy barriers are keeping it out of the hands of those who need it most.

Make A Toast, But Don’t Drink The Juice—Responding to Obama’s Immigration Policy
Subhash Kateel
August 25, 2011
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Last Thursday felt like time for a toast for America's largest social movement, the folks fighting for immigrant rights. With the news that the Obama administration would review many of its pending 300,000 deportation cases and allow some of those with no "criminal" record to stay, you could literally hear the cries of joy jumping out of Facebook updates, twitter feeds, cafecito spots (I live in Miami), college campuses, and even a detention center or two.

Hiding Government Salaries in the Czech Republic
Jakub Mréček
August 25, 2011
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The Open Society Fund Prague is supporting investigative journalists in their attempts to uncover, what should be, publicly-available information and helping to demonstrate the importance of access to information.

Dignity and Safe Medical Care for Transgender People
Luna Yasui
August 24, 2011
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A striking and important piece in this past Sunday's New York Times exposes the perils of unregulated "pumping"–the insertion of silicone into various body parts to obtain a body image that conforms to one's gender identity. The harrowing experiences of transgender people who undergo this procedure and the isolation and poverty related to their harsh treatment is a call for scientifically sound and safe medical care.

Hungary's Invisible People
Judith Klein
August 23, 2011
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A new documentary film by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union offers a clear and moving message of why societies should not lock up people with intellectual disabilities. Unfortunately, political leaders in Hungary seem unwilling to change the status quo.

Inspirations for Effective Advocacy
Brett Davidson
August 23, 2011
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Developments in strategic communication and social media can be overwhelming. The Health Media Initiative has pulled together a few top online resources for nonprofit organizations seeking to be effective agents of change.

Libya: Local Justice, International Crimes and the ICC
Alison Cole
August 22, 2011
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International law requires Libya's National Transitional Council to implement the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, and to hand any suspects it holds over to The Hague.

Lessons from Kenya's Private Sector
Mugambi Kiai
August 22, 2011
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The decisive steps taken by business leaders in Kenya to help those affected by famine in the country's north should provide important lessons for the country's politicians mired in corruption, patronage, and controversy.