Madoff memorabilia fetched millions, and the proceeds will benefit his duped investors. But with charitable donations expected to dip this year, who will help the millions of AMericans who go hungry every day?
Yesterday, the global coalition and watchdog against corruption, Transparency International, published their 2009 corruption index. As the world economy begins to recover from last year’s melt down, and some nations continue to deal with conflicts and insecurity, it is clear that no countries are immune from corruption. The Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perception Index(CPI) is [...]
The 3 days world summit on food security started yesterday in Rome. World leaders gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) headquarters. A declaration was adopted unanimously pledging to renew international commitment to “eradicate hunger from the face of the earth sustainably and at the earliest date.” Countries also agreed to work to reverse [...]
Arrests of child molesters continue to make national headlines. The latest case that has “shocked” and “surprised” neighbors is the one in Missouri where six men were charged with sexually abusing children relatives. CNN had this headline up on their website all weekend: ‘Unbelievable’: Men’s arrests on sex charges stun neighbor, co-workers.
As we get closer to the critical UN-sponsored climate change conference, to be held in Copenhagen in December, world leaders are working hard on lowering expectations as opposed to forcefully work together on lowering CO2 emissions. To avoid a complete fiasco and salvage what he can, Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, who is leading the [...]
