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Two Filmmakers Are Working to Hold the U.N. Responsible for Cholera in Haiti

The makers of the documentary "Baseball in the Time of Cholera" have taken their fight to Capitol Hill.

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Can the World Feed 10 Billion People?

Our kids will be living with 10 billion in 2100. Will they be eating anything?

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COP16 Cancún Climate Talks: Everything You Need to Know

Expectations for the Cancún climate talks in were low. Thankfully, outcomes surpassed expectations.

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Th!nk About It: Climate Change Contest to Cover COP16 in Cancun

A contest to send one lucky and talented blogger to Cancun in December to cover the COP16 climate change conference.

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Millennium Development Goals: A Primer

So how are we doing on those ambitious Millennium Development Goals? It's a mixed bag.

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One Night in Bangkok, 500 Years in a Refugee Camp

Samy is in Bangkok—over 100 miles away from the one place he’s ever legally allowed to be. After Google Latitudes abruptly alerted me...

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Recession May Cost U.N. Its Education Development Goal

Among the targets set out by the U.N. in its Millennium Development Goals, which it adopted in 2000, was a plan to ensure primary education for...