We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.

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There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal...

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal...

Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about...

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat...

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat...

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a...

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on...

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about...

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president.