White vs. Black: Bias in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
An analysis by the Women Donors Network’s Reflective Democracy Campaign entitled Justice for All? shows that 95% of elected prosecutors in the U.S. are white and 79% are white men.…
What Are the Lessons from Millennium Development Goals?
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized the world to produce the most successful anti-poverty movement in history, helped lift more than one billion people out of extreme poverty,…
Republicans Demand the Server from Hillary Clinton
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released a new video entitled ‘Demand the Server’ following the revelation that Hillary Clinton did not provide all of the work-related emails from her…
Syrian Crisis Causing Child Labor: Report
The conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria are pushing an increasing number of children into exploitation in the labor market, and much more needs to be done to reverse the…
Getting Closer to a Solution: UN Libya Envoy
Previewing what he hopes will be the last round of United Nations-backed political talks on Libya, the UN envoy for the country said Thursday the fact that all the participants…
Narendra Modi Launches Smart Cities Project
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, said Thursday that for the first time in the country, the people, and the urban leadership would play the pivotal role in deciding…