It is not coincidence that movements of social change are usually born on the backs of the young. The old saying may have it that with age comes wisdom, but with the knowledge gleaned from a lifetime’s experience comes a… Read More ›
Africa
Bomb First, Ask Questions Later: Looking at America’s Use of Military Force in the Drone Age
Ike warned us. He spelled it out for us in no uncertain terms at the close of his presidency and we should have listened. When the former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General of the Army and Commander in Chief… Read More ›
Monsters of Our Own Creation: How Nigerian Corruption & Climate Change Gave Rise To Boko Haram
40 years ago, the town of Baga was bustling with an industry and a commerce born of the body of water that had given its residents life for as long as anyone could remember. Nestled in the most northeasterly corner… Read More ›
Opportunistic Infections: What HIV’s Past Can Teach Us About Dealing With Ebola’s Present
It was 65°F outside and Yusia was freezing. The cold and the damp of the Sudanese rainy season clung to his bones as he biked to work, the pumping of his legs over the sodden ground making thuck thuck sounds… Read More ›
The Hidden Costs of PEPFAR
As was evidenced by his absence at the International AIDS Conference last week, President Obama is not currying much favor with the HIV community at the moment. Despite creating the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy in our nation’s history, he hasn’t… Read More ›
Out of Africa: The Origins of HIV
By Drew Gibson It would be tempting to describe the southeast corner of Cameroon as a land that time forgot, but it would also be a disservice to the people still living there. You see, in order to forget something,… Read More ›
Groping Our Way Through The Darkness
By Drew Gibson For the foreseeable future our national discourse will be dominated by incessant chatter about the upcoming presidential election in November. There will be debates and stump speeches with candidates promising things they can never deliver. We will… Read More ›
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