The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month

One of the principles of journalism is you don't lie. You never lie.

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.

Women aren't the problem but the solution. The plight of girls is no more a tragedy than an opportunity.

Sometimes I wish eastern Congo could suffer an earthquake or a tsunami, so that it might finally get the attention it needs. The barbaric civil war being waged here is the most lethal conflict since World War II and has claimed at least 30 times as many lives as the Haiti earthquake.

Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.

The tide of history is turning women from beasts of burden and sexual playthings into full-fledged human beings.