By: Justin Rodriguez (United States) In Washington, DC there is a serious crisis. It is one that has been ongoing for over a decade now. It has pushed many out of their homes and onto the cold streets. It continues to rob the poor of all opportunities for economic advancement. At the same time numerous…
By: Matt Davies (Mexico) At the end of September, the General Assembly of the United Nations held a special event on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The eight MDGs were launched in 2000 in order to provide a framework for the international community to eradicate poverty, ranging in thematic areas from poverty and hunger, education,…
By: Diana Skelton (France) Humanity can end the devastation caused by AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polluted water, failed crops and other crises linked to poverty. Jeffrey Sachs convinced the world of this a decade ago. In charge of the United Nations Millennium Development Project, he insisted to world leaders that their efforts could indeed end poverty.…
By: Anne-Sylvie Laurent (Philippines) I stumbled upon the concept of “Learned Helplessness” almost accidentally and I promise that it has something to do with dogs, electrical shocks, poverty and human beings. But first, the theory We owe this concept to two North American psychologists: Martin Seligman and Steven Maier. They did some experiments (here animal…
By: Ben Fehsenfeld (United States) When we pass someone on the street she knows exactly what we think of her. How? Malcolm Gladwell explains that when we see someone, a micro-expression crosses our face, lasting a few hundredths of a second and revealing our inner feelings. They’re short enough that if you blink, you’ll miss…
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