Sept. 30 marks Canada’s 3rd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Pulte Institute’s inaugural director, Ray Offenheiser, reminds us that reconciliation requires the cooperative building of concrete development opportunities, not simply nice words and public spectacle. It also means economic justice.
The international movement toward open markets prompted by the World Trade Organization is under stress. The W.T.O.’s premise was that trade liberalization would benefit all because individual countries could exploit their position of comparative advantage. However, major…
In December, Afghanistan’s Taliban regime ordered all non-governmental groups to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. This “gender apartheid” also devastates Afghan hunger and health.
Earthquakes and tsunamis, referred to among humanitarians as “rapid onset disasters,” strike suddenly on a massive scale, leaving widespread death and destruction and overwhelming local and national response capacities.
Think of the Indian…
“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” – Plutarch
Ray Offenheiser remembers Paul Farmer's contributions to the development field and shares tributes from colleagues who knew him well.
The flood waters of Hurricane Ida have receded, the media circus has moved on, and Anderson Cooper is back in the studio in New York...
"The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed as a right." — Dr. Paul Farmer
The…