The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible.

In much of the world, the most dangerous thing a woman can do is become pregnant.

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

Rising seas create a higher baseline for future storm surges. The New York City Panel on Climate Change has projected that coastal waters may rise by two feet by 2050 and four feet by the end of the century.

A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president