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World Aids Day by the numbers
Year by which G8 countries pledged “universal access” for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and care: 2010Estimated number of people, globally, currently receiving that care: 4,000,000Estimated number of...
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Queerly Canadian #23: Uganda's gay genocide in the making
Uganda may soon follow Nigeria in making homosexuality an offense punishable by death. The proposed legislation was apparently sparked by a visit from American members of the ex-gay movement, who...
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Review: Robert Muggah's No Refuge: The Crisis of Refugee Militarization in...
No Refuge: The Crisis of Refugee Militarization in Africa, edited by Robert Muggah.Among Africa’s considerable problems is the pressing issue of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). Armed...
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Tips for young journalists who want to work in international development
A sunset in Elongatuas, Masai Mara, Kenya (2009). Photo by Siena Anstis.[Editor's Note: Siena Anstis, who has served as our Africa correspondent on the blog over the past few months, is moving on to...
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Interview: Glen Pearson, Liberal party critic for International Cooperation
With today’s edition of Verbatim, we’ve got This Magazine associate editor Nick Taylor-Vaisey in conversation with Liberal Party critic for International Cooperation Glen Pearson. You can hear the...
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Why You Should Give a Damn: 5 Reasons to Care About the G8/G20
Protesters gather outside Union Station dressed as an oil spill in demonstration against Harper's environmental policy, June 17, 2010. Photo credit: Jesse MintzUnless you have been living under a fake...
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Interview: Kay Roesslein of the AIDS Candlelight Vigil
AIDS memorial at 519 Church Street Community Centre, Toronto. Photo courtesy of Kenn Chaplin at Flickr.Although Pride Toronto decided to reschedule its week-long festivities in light of the G20 circus...
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U.S., U.K. move to stem "conflict minerals" in Congo, while Canada undermines...
Child miners are forced to work the mines by the warring groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo courtesy: ENOUGH Project, Flickr Creative Commons.As I type this, I am complicit in the...
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The Egyptian revolution was also about the youth unemployment "time bomb"
Gigi Ibrahim waves the egyptian flag in Tahrir Square, February 3, 2011. Creative Commons photo by Al Jazeera EnglishIn the search for underlying causes of the Middle-Eastern revolts, food, technology,...
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Here's what will happen to 5 bills that died when the election was called
We profile five legislative initiatives that died on the docket—and find out which of them will be re-attempted after the electionCompiled by Dylan C. Robertson & Victoria SalvasThis election means...
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