Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced Friday he would leave his post. Michigan’s Gov. Jennifer Granholm has been floated as a possible replacement, among others. Thought Souter is known for his migration from a conservative voice to one of the more liberal justices on the Supreme Court, U.S. President Barack Obama will not be able […]
The winners of the 2009 Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards were announced today by the Jane Addams Peace Association. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai, written and illustrated by Claire A. Nivola, is the winner in the Books for Younger Children Category. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has had its fair share of criticisms throughout its short existence. The accusation of double standards is a common one. Why does the ICC seem to focus all its energy on Africa? What about Israel, what about North Korea, what about torture during the Bush Administration? The ICC is a […]
Teen loitering is nothing new in any corner of the globe, in fact its a mainstay that appears to transcend most ethnic divides. For what does one do when you simply have no where to go, parents cramp your young adult style, you tend to have little money, and there really isn’t any place to […]
There is an image that strikes me. In September of 2007, a Japanese reporter is lying on the ground. He has just been shot at close range and yet with the little life force still in him, he continues to film the brutality of a regime bent on destroying a movement for democracy. His body is finally […]
Bound to tradition, some families, communities and leader’s around the globe, hold steadfast to the practice of child marriage. One in seven girls in developing countries, with the exception of China, is married before their 15th birthday. The practice of child marriages is more prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, however child marriage continues […]
This Blog is also posted in the FPA Latin America Blog. Europe and the United States had often inherited many benefits from economic growth in the pre-2008 era. One of those consequences, especially for those countries on the border or across the sea from developing nations is legal and illegal migration into their economies. Due […]
The recent release of the Bybee memos outlining Bush-era justification for the use of harsh interrogation techniques raises the issue of legal consequences for former White House officials, not to mention the effectiveness of torture as a method of intelligence gathering. U.S. President Barack Obama last week said the White House would not pursue legal […]
“Children need systems that are inclusive and driven by them, systems that will enable them to respond to their feelings and needs at any time.” – Jeroo Billimoria, Executive Director of Child Helpline International & Child Savings International Children and young adults are the future, and to ensure that the future we are giving, or […]
Today in 1915 signaled the beginning of a tragic event that would forever haunt human history. We, as individuals, as a collective society in this smaller and smaller world, should never forget the massacre of the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman gendarmes. In the wake of all the spilled blood, lay the remains […]
Today, we’re launching a new monthly feature called “On Our Bookshelves.” As the mysterious title suggests, it will feature our random thoughts on books that we’ve read, are currently reading or would like to read right after we finish reading all those other books we haven’t read. Enjoy, and please share your recommendations! Larissa Douglass […]
As Earth Day Celebrations wind down, many are left inspired and thinking of new ways to ‘go green’, others find themselves questioning if globally we are doing enough? The answer is, no! As climate change related disasters seem to be only increasing, world leaders are also left shaking their heads.. According to a new report […]
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