Global Issues

The Vanishing Scenery of Glacier National Park

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson 8-06-2009
If anyone still doesn't believe in global warming, come to Glacier National Park. My wife Karin and I just spent two days of our vacation here.
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Bishops vs. The Bomb: Act II

John Gehring 7-31-2009
When the United States and the Soviet Union stared into the abyss of nuclear Armageddon during the Cold War, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick began reading obscure journals like the Bulletin of the At
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The Dark Side of Development

Chris Baker Evens 7-24-2009

Development is a word full of hope. It brings to mind water pumps and rice banks, bridges and education, smiling children and sky-scraping financial institutions. Yet there is a dark side to development.

On Friday, July 17th, at 4 a.m., this dark side showed its face when

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Celebrating Mandela's Birthday and Serving Zimbabwe's Children

Nontando Hadebe 7-21-2009
On July 18th many people from different parts of the world celebrated Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday!
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Obama, Africa, and Truth-Telling

Valerie Elverton Dixon 7-14-2009
Now that the Cold War that was anything but cold in Africa is over; now that the CIA, as far as we know, no longer pays for the overthrow and murder of democratically elected leaders as it did with
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Obama in Ghana: The Capacity of Hope

Nontando Hadebe 7-14-2009
The visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Ghana this past weekend was described as his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Voices of the Poor Lost in Honduras' Power Struggle

Amanda Lind 7-10-2009

Two weeks ago Sunday I awoke to my cell phone ringing at 6:45 a.m. In my sleepy delirium I answered it to hear the agitated voice of Isidra, a friend and "hermana" from our church in Flor del Campo, a marginalized neighborhood near the airport of Tegucigalpa.

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A Mother of the Disappeared Rejoices at Another's Release

Katrina Abarcar 7-10-2009
Here is a moving expression of faith-based solidarity from Mrs.
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Executions Worldwide Nearly Doubled in 2008

Rose Marie Berger 7-10-2009
The number of executions worldwide nearly doubled last year compared with 2007, according to a http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT50/003/2009/en/0b789cb1-baa8-...
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The Pope and the President: Unlikely Allies Seeking Common Ground for the Common Good

John Gehring 7-10-2009
When Pope Benedict XVI meets with President Obama in Rome today, a shy German theologian and a charismatic leader known for his international rock star appeal will find plenty to agree on despite s
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Pope Benedict Gets It Right

Brian McLaren 7-10-2009
Jim Wallis has provided a helpful summary of the Pope's encyclical Caritas in
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Pray with Your Feet for the People of Iran

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 7-09-2009

I attended a candle light vigil in D.C. last Thursday for those who've died in Iran's recent protests.

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Pope Benedict on the Global Economy

Jim Wallis 7-09-2009
As the G8 Summit begins in Italy, Pope Benedict XVI has released a new encyclical on the global economy.
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Democracy is the Real Victim in Honduras' Coup

Ashley Morse 7-02-2009

On the morning of June 28, Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was awoken suddenly as masked soldiers burst into his home. As the media has been rave to point out, still in his pajamas, the elected head of state was forced onto a plane and shipped out of the country.

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School of the Americas Graduate Led Honduras Coup

Jennifer Svetlik 6-30-2009
Sunday morning, a military coup took place in Honduras led by commander Gen. Romeo Vasquez, ousting democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya.
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Amahoro: An Emerging Conversation in Africa

Nontando Hadebe 6-29-2009
Conversations can offer creative spaces for questions to be asked and the exchange or exploration of ideas.
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Iran: Twitter, Truth, and Revolution

Julie Clawson 6-23-2009

I have been doing my best to keep up with the ongoing events in Iran. I don't know enough to truly understand the nuances of the election or the political science behind it all, but like many others, I've been caught up in the human drama of it all. Photos like this one literally brought tears to me eyes.

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Direct from Iran, an Unvarnished Assessment of Protests' Potential

Ben White 6-22-2009
The protests rocking Iran are of great significance for the politics and society of a Middle East regional supe
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Justice for Victims of Colombia's Military

Janna Hunter-Bowman 6-19-2009
On June 8, Pastor Reinel Martinez Medina testified before the Colombian Congress on the execution of his brother at the hands of Colombian Public Security Forces: "I dare to speak out about my brot
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Eco-Justice: Getting There from Here

Elizabeth Palmberg 6-19-2009
As I look at where we need to get, pronto -- 350 parts per million or less carbon in the atmosphere, sustainable use of planetary resources, and a world economy consistent with those things -- and
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