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The deserts of the world could provide enough electricity for vast populous regions of the world and do it in a clean and sustainable way—at least until the sun explodes […]
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Sachs encourages students to go abroad and see life as it is lived for the poor up close.
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The UN is much maligned, but vital for creating global agreements, Sachs says.
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Sachs recommends a department for international sustainable development.
We need a mix of government, private and voluntary sectors, Sachs says.
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Starting with Afghanistan in the late 90s, Kurt Pitzer says digital technology is bringing a new immediacy to war reporting.
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Though media attention has shifted from the region, it’s still a hotbed of ethnic discontent, Kurt Pitzer says.
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Above all, journalists should make us see through a different lens, Kurt Pitzer believes.
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Kurt Pitzer tells how soccer star Zidane broke the ice with the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade.
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Kurt Pitzer has met killers who have just as much humanity as he does.
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When the house is fire, you jump in with a bucket of water, as Kurt Pitzer did with Mahdi Obeidi.
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Coverage has been poor all around except for some Iraqi reporters in Kurt Pitzer’s opinion.
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Kurt Pitzer remembers a fourteen-year-old warlord and learning to ride a horse.
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Kurt Pitzer tackles the terrible responsibility of accounting for the fallen.
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Going from mass graves to the Love Parade was disorienting for Kurt Pitzer.
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India’s capacity to assimilate outside influences is a great asset Neelam Deo comments.
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Neelam Deo sees warm relations across the board.
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Neelam Deo answers whether the world is flat.
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Harvard, Yale, Berkeley and Stanford are engaging in educational partnership with India, Neelam Deo notes.
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Neelam Deo emphasizes infrastructure as a big growth area.