The weapons are supposed to be helping combat drug cartels. But in the last decade, they've helped kill more civilians in Mexico than have died in Afghanistan or Iraq.
The movement my mother established has mobilized communities for years to plant trees for food, for fuel and to bring barren land back to productive life.
Commentary: What happens when children who have been taught to believe that the United States is a safe haven journey north, only to learn it actually isn't?
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Commentary
A simple and low-cost annual test can lead to an HIV-free world
GlobalPost
March 12, 2015
Commentary: 19 million people in Africa and the United States don’t know they are HIV-infected and eligible for treatment.
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Commentary
Darfur is sick of fighting. This community refuses to wait any longer for peace
GlobalPost
February 25, 2016
Violence still rages in Darfur 13 years after the conflict shocked the world. But not in this village.
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Commentary
HIV cure: a game changer or just a lucky little girl?
GlobalPost
March 10, 2013
Commentary: Many obstacles remain for those who need interventions and care.
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'Once and for all': Women are essential to global stability
GlobalPost
October 22, 2015
The doctrine of inclusive security insists that it’s necessary to have women at the table to stop violent conflict and build lasting peace.
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Commentary
Seven women peacemakers who should be on your radar
GlobalPost
March 17, 2015
Meet seven women in a long, untelevised fight where the warriors are unsung and the sidelines are really the field.
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Commentary
Election anxiety promises a new year of frustrations in Myanmar
GlobalPost
January 28, 2015
Commentary: Peace process losing steam as investors await signs of electoral fairness and stability.
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Commentary
Extending nuclear talks with Iran is first good news from Middle East in a long time
GlobalPost
November 25, 2014
If we don’t blow it, the agreement could demonstrate that diplomacy is preferable to force.
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Commentary
With no cure in sight, living with Ebola becomes a community effort
GlobalPost
October 04, 2014
Mobilizing for education, sanitation, local engagement can help halt spread of disease.
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Commentary
‘Kids want to work’ is a poor justification for laws that legalize work by 10-year-olds
GlobalPost
September 05, 2014
Commentary: Bolivia’s new law sets a bad example, even though child labor has declined by 30 percent since 2000.
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Commentary
The Obamas have a duty to visit migrant children detained at US-Mexico border
GlobalPost
July 29, 2014
Commentary: What happens when children who have been taught to believe that the United States is a safe haven journey north, only to learn it actually isn't?