As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a local newspaper. There was someone who influenced me. He wrote a column for The Guardian from this tiny village in India.

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I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

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...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

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...

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

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

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

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed...

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

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

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...

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...

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to...

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...

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.

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

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...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

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...