| Nov 29, 2011 | Environment / HealthThere are hundreds of issues and interests at stake at the 2011 UN climate summit, as well as representatives of the 192 countries who signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992. But just two questions are on everyone’s mind. The first is...
| | Environment / HealthOn Sunday night, as I met with colleagues from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America to prepare for the UN climate summit, the unseasonably blustery evening went from windy to rainy to a huge downpour. It was a perfect illustration of why we were in Durban, South...
| Nov 28, 2011 | Roundup|UncategorizedIn this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Janet Redman sizes up the latest reasons for the international community to take bold action to halt climate change and cartoonist Khalil Bendib illustrates how hard it’s getting to deny that global warming is a...
| Nov 21, 2011 | Roundup|UncategorizedIn this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Sarah Anderson suggests concrete steps toward a more balanced budget that would make the U.S. economy healthier, more equitable, and sustainable and rein in runaway military spending. Get all this and more in your...
| Nov 14, 2011 | Economy / BusinessThe Census Bureau recently released a highly-anticipated report suggesting ways to improve the measurement of poverty in America. It found that adjusting for medical expenses, the value of benefits payments, regional differences in the cost of living, and other...
