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

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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...

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...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major...

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...

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black...

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...

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...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

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...

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 world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

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

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.

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...

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...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

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...

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...