Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition.

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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...

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

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...

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.

Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health.