Topic: Ethiopia

Feed the World

Feed the world, but not by throwing money at the problem. On that, Share Our Strength's Billy Shore and William Easterly of New York University agree.READ»

The Global Climate Wake Up Call

Did anyone really expect the United Nations to have a serious, implementable plan for climate change by mid-December's convention in Copenhagen? We were skeptical after negotiations in Bali and Bonn, and apparently we're not alone. A ...READ»

Jubilee 2000

U2, Radiohead, Bob Geldof and various other artists petition prosperous nations to erase the debt of third-world countries.READ»

Full Text: Feed the World

Feed the world, but not by throwing money at the problem. On that, Share Our Strength's Billy Shore and William Easterly of New York University agree.READ»

Necessity breeds innovation

No, this is not about Ballmer’s latest marketing campaign, but about evolutionary innovations. READ»

Open-Source Innovation: IDEO's Human-Centered Design Toolkit

A free guide to user-focused design can be applied anywhere from a for-profit design firm to an NGO working in a developing nation.READ»

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Beyond Firewood: Alternative Fuel = Safer Women

Turns out firewood isn't just bad for the environment. There's a straightforward, yet relatively unexplored link between collecting firewood and violence against women. In refugee camps in regions from Sudan and Sri Lanka to Ethiopia ...READ»

The Right to Water Is Legislated

The right to water is something that most people don't really think about. This isn't the case in other parts of the world. READ»

The Intelligent Design of Business Evolution

On an ordinary day in 1974, it was boredom that changed the world as we know it. Anthropologist Donald C. Johanson had been laboring for weeks with his team in a region of Ethiopia, on the hunt for evidence of ancient man. As he ...READ»

Working (And Playing) Without A Boss

Forget the business books. Next time you need to bone up on taking the lead, cue Patti Smith and check out Lenny Kaye's rules for playing in a world without rules.READ»

How to Be Your Own Futurist

Advice from Watts Wacker on how to stay ahead of the curve.READ»

Infographic of the Day: Income Inequality Around the World

In the U.S., rising income inequality has been called the greatest threat to our democracy. And for good reason: Studies have shown that in countries where the rich make vastly more than the middle class and poor, support for ...READ»

Social Responsibility: Environment Scare in India

The weather conditions in India during the last few weeks strongly indicate the disasters that await our world due to global warming. The months of May and June saw North India wrapped in an unprecedented heat wave. Temperatures in ...READ»

The New Prophet of Nonprofits

The right way to fund the battle against hunger, says activist Bill Shore, isn't just to redistribute wealth -- it's to create it.READ»

Brewing up a storm

When I buy coffee beans from my local Starbucks, Ethiopian Sidamo wins hands down every time. But where does my brand loyalty lie? With Starbucks? Or with Sidamo? This week Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi and Starbucks CEO Jim ...READ»

Feedback

China in Africa We warned that Richard Behar's groundbreaking article on China's resource grab in Africa in the June issue was the longest piece this magazine has ever published, so we were happy to hear from so many readers who ...READ»

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Barefoot Is Better

Bunker Roy says entrepreneurship, not massive aid programs, will solve mass poverty.READ»

Surf the Web for a Change

It's never been easier to make a difference on behalf of an issue you care about. You can use the Web to browse for a good cause, to donate money for good works, or to serve as a virtual volunteer. Social change is just a click away.READ»

social justice - Ray Bakke

"The real challenge facing the world is not geographic distance but cultural distance."READ»

Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Dr. Irwin Redlener has spent his career devising solutions to large-scale problems of health care for disenfranchised children. The latest expression of his single-minded agenda combines excellence in pediatric care with cutting-edge design, the latest technology, and the worldview of Carl Sagan.READ»

Positive Deviant

Jerry Sternin's job was to help save starving children in Vietnam. Faced with an impossible time frame, he adopted a radical approach to making change. His idea: Real change begins from the inside.READ»

What Great Brands Do

Scott Bedbury knows brands. The man who gave the world 'Just Do It' and Frappuccino shares his eight-point program to turn anything -- from sneakers to coffee to You -- into a great brand.READ»

Message in a Bottle

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.READ»

Chapter Seven: From Ecology to Economy

Big Business and the Disconnect from ValueREAD»

Smart Steps

What smart steps should business leaders be taking to deal with Act II of the new economy? Maybe the smartest thing to do is to take stock of Act I: What lessons did we learn in the first five years of the new economy?READ»