Grocery List Morality - 8/20/2010 7:00:00 AM

On Wednesdays over the past year, I could be found at the grocery store, list in hand.  Apples, cereal, pretzels… Check!  I brought reusable bags to save plastic, and having smiled at the cashier, assumed that I was a positive influence. | Read More...

Growing Insecurity in Latin America - 8/13/2010 7:00:00 AM

Since mid-2009, the Obama administration's relations with its Latin American counterparts have become increasingly strained. | Read More...

Summer Obesssions - 7/23/2010 7:00:00 AM

My summer has been filled to overflowing in Washington, DC, and marked by several highlights. For a section of the summer, my biggest obsession was undoubtedly football…I mean soccer…I mean World Cup. I love everything about World Cup. I love—for better or for worse—that Africa finally hosted one of the biggest tournaments in the world. I love the hype, the excitement, the crazy fans, the spectacular stories, the drama of red cards, the killer penalty shots, and the joy of players and fans when their dreams come to fruition. World Cup was glorious. World Cup had the world falling before their television sets. | Read More...

A Six Month 'Progress' Report - 7/9/2010 7:00:00 AM

Two months ago I reported on the dire situation faced by the Haitian population. July 12 will mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Unfortunately, little has changed in the past two months. As international organizations and governments continue their response with well-meaning plans designed in Washington or in board rooms, most Haitians experience little progress. Hundreds of thousands are living without adequate shelter in the debris-filled city of Port-au-Prince. | Read More...

Justice Through Transparency - 7/2/2010 7:00:00 AM

In a cruel twist of irony, more than two thirds of the world’s poorest people live in countries that are rich in natural resources. Tragically, these countries’ biggest potential for economic growth and well-being is often its greatest downfall. Rather than making prudent investments, revenue from lucrative extractive industries is often mismanaged, diverted to the military, or swallowed up by corruption. | Read More...

Inherited Responsibility - 6/18/2010 7:00:00 AM

Each day, my walk to and from work takes me through old neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. The cement and buildings disguise the fact that some of the federal city was once wetlands, but during the summer the nourishing rain, humidity and mosquitoes quickly remind me. | Read More...

Gaza Resources, Upcoming Middle East Peace Conference - 6/4/2010 7:00:00 AM

Israel-Palestine has been in the headlines this week, after Israel intercepted a flotilla of ships headed to Gaza with humanitarian supplies. | Read More...

"Secure the Border!" - 5/21/2010 7:00:00 AM

Its closure didn’t make the national news. It’s not a place that many from northern states have visited. But the Sabal Palm Sanctuary is a special place indeed. | Read More...