The World Spends $40 Billion A Year

The North Of The Central African Republic Is Now A War Zone, With Rival Armed Bands Burning Villages, Kidnapping Children, Robbing Travelers And Killing People With Impunity.

One Of The Great Failings Of The American Education System (in Our View) Is That Young People Can Graduate From University Without Any Understanding Of Poverty At Home Or Abroad.

More Girls Were Killed In The Last 50 Years, Precisely Because They Were Girls, Than Men Killed In All The Wars In The 20th Century. More Girls Are Killed In This Routine Gendercide In Any One Decade Than People Were Slaughtered In All The Genocides Of The 20th Century. The Equivalent Of 5 Jumbo Jets Worth Of Women Die In Labor Each Day... Life Time Risk Of Maternal Death Is 1,000x Higher In A Poor Country Than In The West. That Should Be An International Scandal.

You Don't Need To Invade A Place Or Install A New Government To Help Bring About A Positive Change.

Once You've Created A Connection Of Empathy, Rational Arguments Can Play A Supportive Role.