Articles & Reports

DEC 1, 2006 • Article

"Without fail, the women in every community I have ever worked with in rural Guatemala have asked me to help them find a market for ...

DEC 1, 2006 • Article

Over the last three decades, the popularity of microfinance has steadily increased. And now, with Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank winning the Nobel Peace Prize, ...

NOV 30, 2006 • Article

Jere Van Dyk reports on the current situation in Kabul, describing the changes since his first visit in 1970.

NOV 28, 2006 • Article

Saul Garlick founded the Student Movement for Real Change to empower U.S. students to learn more about the Global South and to improve conditions ...

NOV 21, 2006 • Article

Keith Slack discusses how corporate social responsibility could become more effective by changing the incentives that govern corporate access to capital and markets.

NOV 21, 2006 • Article

Irish rocker Bono announced in January the launch of Product RED, a venture designed to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis ...

NOV 20, 2006 • Article

Jere Van Dyk reports on the mood in Pakistan and the situation in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, scene of several aerial attacks ...

NOV 17, 2006 • Article

In the wake of the Democrats' return to power, Council Associate Marcus Roberts examines liberal foreign policy approaches through Peter Beinart's new book.

NOV 14, 2006 • Article

Ethical Metalsmiths is dedicated to increasing awareness of ethical issues in the mining industry, creating a market for metals and gemstones that are sourced and ...