I have not met any Chinese vegetarians. That's not to say there
aren't any - I'm just saying that when my family took me out to eat in
Chinatown, my mother called in advance to make sure there were
vegetarian options and I felt my face burn with shame.
Angier B. Duke Scholar, Duke 2017.
The decline of religion in developed countries offers a unique
perspective on the religion-spirituality connection. What happens to
spirituality as organized religion declines? Are regular churchgoers
more spiritual to begin with?
Biopsychologist; blogger, Psychology Today's 'The Human Beast'
In honor of Labor Day this week, a project by MediaStorm, the Pulitzer
Center on Crisis Reporting, and Japanese photographer, Shiho Fukada.
Japan...
Publisher/Executive Editor - MIPJ: Media, Information, International Relations and Humanitarian Affairs
ImpactAlpha.com -- Just when many fund managers are throwing up their
hands in frustration at the reluctance of affluent individuals to write
checks ...
I was raised Catholic, but have followed Buddhism most of my
adult life. People buying ivory have a right to know that their purchase
is causing incredible trauma.
Writer and Environmental Activist, savingthewild.com
The time is ripe to infuse energy into this historic
relationship. Not only are both governments stable with visionary
leadership but there is also a strong will among businesses and
policymakers on both sides to build a mutually-beneficial partnership.
An advocacy specialist associated with the New Delhi-based Institution, Ananta Aspen Centre (formerly Aspen Institute India)
Imagine if you picked up your phone, had an important text
message from a doctor concerning your health, but you couldn't ready
what the message said.
Communications Advisor, InSTEDD
It's official: Trade with poor countries has destroyed millions
of American jobs and lives. A new study from the National Bureau of
Economic Research confirms what working people have long known: Imports
from China are responsible for the loss of over 2 million jobs between
1999 and 2011. That's about 1 percent of the entire work force.
Communications Director, American Jobs Alliance
In every one of these cases, there is an answer. There is someone
in these governments who knows where these people are or what happened
to them.
Chair of the Middle East Country Specialists for Amnesty International USA
Looking above at recent temperature anomalies, much of the US is
cooler than normal, but the eastern Pacific warm spot continues to
prevent much rain from reaching California, which is hotter than normal.
Perhaps not surprisingly, people have been quick to snicker about
the Napa earthquake, downplaying its severity. To some extent, this
makes sense -- the area was lucky. But while it's easy to cast judgment
from afar and say, it's important to remember that these buildings meant
something to their inhabitants.
sex, science, style (and everything else that turns you on)
Almost daily, we are faced by difficult choices we are challenged
to confront over a range of foreign and domestic policy concerns. As
these choices play out, I am often guided by an important lesson I
learned more than four decades ago from one of my heroes in the U.S.
civil rights movement, Julian Bond.
President, Arab American Institute; author, 'Arab Voices'
Aquino's purported flirtation with a second term in office is
startling for at least two reasons. First and foremost, there is the
issue of timing. Any astute political strategist knows that it is best
to push for major constitutional changes, especially controversial ones.
Academic, policy advisor, and author of
"How Capitalism Failed the Arab World: The Economic Roots and Precarious
Future of the Middle East Uprisings"
Her dream of traveling to China materialized when she enrolled in
a Master of Economics and Tourism management, and she was offered an
internship at the Italian trade agency in Shanghai.
Freelance journalist, world traveler, UN advocate
At a minimum cost of $50 billion and capable of handling the
world's largest and most modern ships, this Chinese project right in the
heart of the Americas will bring myriad uncertainties to Nicaragua. The
unfolding of the Nicaraguan Canal is worth paying attention to, because
it threatens to significantly reformat power alignments in Latin
America and the world.
Anchor, Esta Semana, Nicaragua
A wide section of India's politico-legal fraternity has expressed
disappointment with the apex court's recent rejection of a proposal to
fast track criminal cases against parliamentarians.
An advocacy specialist associated with the New Delhi-based Institution, Ananta Aspen Centre (formerly Aspen Institute India)
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