The Disease We Are
This is not the Ebola piece I expected to write, when asked. Originally, I had other ideas for an insightful, level-headed exposition on the threats of irrational fear bred by ignorance, racism, and...
View ArticleHiding in Plain Sight: The Neglected Problem of Domestic Violence in Society
October is the month of fall, football, and domestic violence (DV). Although the first DV Awareness Month was established In October of 1987, unfortunately a disturbing video of a football star has...
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Entire Town Staged 'Cash Mob' For Beloved Store Owner Going Through Tough Times
This town came together to be there for a man who was always there for them. Avi Gandhi, 63, originally from India, came to Levittown, New York about ten years ago and took over Center Lane Stationery,...
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How A 'Design First' Approach Is Revolutionizing Knowledge Sharing
A Teach For China staff member is thrilled to discover a resource she's been searching for on Teach For All's new "design first" Partner Learning Portal Globally, 250 million children lack the skills...
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It's About Time Someone Other Than Straight White Males Got To Be Superheroes
Middlebrow is a recap of the week in entertainment, celebrity and television news that provides a comprehensive look at the state of pop culture. From the rock bottom to highfalutin, Middlebrow is your...
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Brutal Winter Set To Hit War-Torn East Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Dark tunnels in the basement of a bombed-out hospital in the eastern city of Donetsk lead to a makeshift shelter. Opening the door hardly alleviates the gloom, for the only...
View ArticleWorld Bank Funding To Fight Ebola Hits $500 Million
GENEVA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The World Bank pledged $100 million on Thursday to help recruit more foreign health workers in the fight against Ebola, taking its funding for the three worst-hit countries...
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The Missing Women of Afghanistan
After 13 Years of War, the Rule of Men, Not Law Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com On September 29th, power in Afghanistan changed hands for the first time in 13 years. At the Arg, the presidential...
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Child Poverty Has Spiked In The Richest Countries Since The Great Recession:...
Even the richest countries weren’t too big to fail their children after the Great Recession, a new study has revealed. According to a recent UNICEF report, 2.6 million more children fell into poverty...
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Couple's Home Invaded by Baby Sloths (PHOTOS)
Watch where you sit! A baby sloth turns couch potato in Panama. Photo by Lucy Cooke Nestor Correa and his wife Yiscel Yanguez have had their home invaded by baby sloths. The result of this somnolent...
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10 Life-Changing Things Doctors Actually Said to Me
I was 26 when my son was diagnosed with cancer and 28 when my daughter was born 16 weeks early. When I think about how young I was, especially with Jackson, I want to go back and just sit awhile with...
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The 'Other' World Cup Takes Place in Chile With a Mission to Fight Homelessness
The Homeless World Cup ended on Sunday and the Chilean National Team lifted the large, clunky trophy. The win was a comfortable 5-2 for the host team, a comfort unlike the journey the participants took...
View ArticleWhy Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling And More Support Planned Parenthood
Lena Dunham <3 Planned Parenthood, and her friends do, too. The "Girls" creator recently released her memoir, Not That Kind Of Girl, and she's teamed up with Planned Parenthood for her recent book...
View ArticleThese Sisters Are Absolutely Head-Over-Heels Ecstatic About Mom's Baby News
Whenever any family grows, it's an exciting moment for its current members. But these girls are beyond elated when they find out they're going to have a new sibling. When their mom announces she's...
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AWF: Empowering Africans to Be Guardians of Wildlife
In the last part of a three-part interview series with Patrick Bergin, CEO of African Wildlife Foundation, we discuss the real value of empowering struggling Africans living near wildlife and also the...
View ArticleBrittany Maynard, 29-Year-Old With Terminal Cancer, Explains Why She's...
Brittany Maynard, who moved with her family to Oregon to access the state's Death With Dignity law after being given a terminal cancer diagnosis, has decided to delay ending her life, she announced in...
View ArticleThese Cities Have The Most Dangerous Public Transportation Systems For Women
A survey of some of the world's biggest cities has found that public transportation is most dangerous for women in three Latin American capitals. The poll by YouGov and The Thomson Reuters Foundation...
View ArticleIt's Revealed: Cyberbullying and Online Cruelty Is Not Only Child's Play
PEW Research released their first study on Adult Online Harassment. We have seen many reports about adult bullying in the workplace, however there has yet to be a study that provides us with...
View ArticleWalking The Streets Of Baltimore With The Other Barksdale
Convicted criminals make the best "violence interrupters" in tough inner-city neighborhoods.
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5 Ways to Help Someone Who Is Being Abused
Over the past 15 years, I have worked with thousands of survivors of domestic violence, who experienced incredible pain and turmoil in their journey to safety and freedom. But, I have found that the...
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