Half A Million Women Die Each Year

I Think It's Dangerous To Be Optimistic. Things Could Go Terribly Wrong Virtually Overnight

It Is Better To Inconsistently Save Some Lives Than To Consistently Save None.

Sometimes I Wish Eastern Congo Could Suffer An Earthquake Or A Tsunami, So That It Might Finally Get The Attention It Needs. The Barbaric Civil War Being Waged Here Is The Most Lethal Conflict Since World War Ii And Has Claimed At Least 30 Times As Many Lives As The Haiti Earthquake.

If One Is Talking To A Finance Minister Of A Poor Country, Moral Arguments Tend Not To Get Very Far. But If You Can Argue That Their Country Is Going To Grow 2 Percent Faster Per Year If They Can Just Harness The Power Of The Female Half Of The Population More Effectively, That Is An Argument They Consider.

Isn't It Time To Talk Not Only About Weather, But Also About Climate?