It’s Good to Argue About Dead Presidents
New debates, especially on overlooked subjects, bring new vibrancy to our civic life. In death, even flawed politicians can do us that final service.
Wall Street as a Matter of Life and Death
For New York City AIDS activist Bobby Tolbert, drug profiteering and tax dodging by financial elites is a violation of basic American values.
AIDS in Africa and Black America
The United States should take a lesson from Africa in dealing with its AIDS epidemic.
AIDS and Economic Justice in Africa & the African Diaspora
Come to an Africa Networking Zone at the Global Village Activity for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) hosted by Foreign Policy In Focus, Africa Action and allies.
Game Changers in Global AIDS Fight
On the 30th anniversary of the first reported case of AIDS, we may just have turned the corner on battling the disease — if we commit the resources.
Away from Universal Access
The international community agreed to the goal of achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, but the Obama administration is scaling back its commitment
Africa Policy Outlook 2009
Obama administration must overhaul U.S. policy toward Africa.
Inaugural Mulligan
Let’s pretend that we’ve simply gotten off on the wrong foot with this century.
Lame Legacy
As Bush’s days in office wind down, the ultimate lame duck and his circle of sycophants begin to look towards securing his legacy.
Israel: Mini-Me?
Zionist ideology — the notion that redemption comes through the settlement of land — is powerful. It’s the heart of the settler state’s mythology, in Israel as in the United States.
Africa Policy Outlook 2008
The Bush administration is continuing its militarization of U.S.-African relations this year.
Curing AIDS Policy of Greed and Dogma
When it comes to AIDS policy, the Global South doesn’t need charity or lectures about abstinence. Generic drugs and respecting women’s rights are the way to go.
Africa Policy Outlook 2006
In 2006, as concern grows over the most pressing security threats, from HIV/AIDS and the bird flu to the ongoing genocide in Darfur, the U.S. will face increasing demands to adapt its Africa policy to address these contemporary challenges.
Natural or Public Health Disaster?
The recent South Asian tsunami??s devastation has already claimed at least 144,000 lives, caused countless injuries and wiped out entire villages. Concern now turns to the escalating death count caused by the spread of disease.