by Alexandra Marie Daniels –USA– So often when people we love pass away too soon, we just want to hear their voices and see their smiles one more time. For Formula One fans and the many people who adored Ayrton …
Pure Driving, Real Racing: Senna Documentary Captures Spirit Read more »
by Jessica Mosby –USA– After watching the new documentary Crime After Crime at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, I was angry. I felt an intense call to action – to tell everyone I know that they must see the 93-minute …
by Lesley D. Biswas –India– A version of the following article was originally published on October 1, 2010. Despite staggering rates of illness and disease from poor sanitation, mobile phones carry higher status than toilets amongst the poor in India.- …
‘No Toilet, No Bride’: Sanitation Solutions in India Read more »
by Rose-Anne Clermont –Germany– A version of the following article was originally published April 8, 2011. Last month, German parliament approved plans to shut down the nation’s nuclear plants by 2022, becoming the first industrialized nation to abandon atomic energy. …
German Anti-nuclear Tradition Predates Fukushima Read more »
by Holly Kearl –USA– Carrying banners and signs with messages like, “We will not tolerate harassment,” “Islam forbids men from insulting women,” and “I have the right to walk freely in my city,” on July 14, 50 brave women and …
Young Women Launch Afghanistan’s First Anti-Street Harassment Campaign Read more »
by Jessica Mosby –USA– Life, Above All tells the story of 12-year-old Chanda who takes responsibility for her family after her baby sister dies and her mother falls ill. Fueled by rumors, the rural village outside Johannesburg quickly ostracizes the …
Director Oliver Schmitz and Actress Khomotso Manyaka on Life, Above All Read more »
by Nola Solomon –USA– The United States had tough competition in Wednesday’s 2011 Women’s World Cup semi-final game against France. Though team USA will move on to the finals against Japan this Sunday, the French team gave them a real …
by Joyce J. Wangui –Kenya– As the quest for working abroad heightens for many skilled and semi-skilled Kenyans, only a handful understand the implications of working in countries where labor laws are ignored. Media reports of brutality toward foreign laborers …
Pursuit of Greener Pastures in Saudi Arabia Spells Doom for Kenyan Immigrants Read more »
by Jessica Mosby –USA– If you could take a pill that would let you live for another 500 years, would you do it? Director Mark Wexler poses this question in his new documentary How to Live Forever. The film is …
Radical Life Extension? Mark Wexler Discusses How To Live Forever Read more »
by Zubeida Mustafa –Pakistan– A version of the following article was originally published August 12, 2009. In light of recent reports of illegal kidney transplants in Pakistan, the author has updated the article. – Ed. Several years ago Pakistan’s newspapers …