Global Envision | The Confluence of Global Markets and Poverty Alleviation

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In the U.S., coverage of the California wilfires dominated the airwaves in 2006. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theyoungthousands/199375981/">youngthousands (flickr)</a>

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As the World Shrinks, So Does Network Coverage of International News

Chances are, most Global Envision readers don't rely on nightly TV newscasts to keep abreast of international developments. But what about the 70 percent of Americans who do?

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Labadie. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/robinh00d/2796431300/">Rob Inh00d (flickr)</a>

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A Tale of Two Haitis

It's not an uncommon theme in the Caribbean: Beyond the most beautiful shorelines exists some of the most extreme poverty in the world.

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Dining on a Dollar

Eating on a dollar a day. For two eager Californians, it was an experiment. But for nearly a billion people in the developing world, it’s a daily reality.

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Mercy Corps Aid Delivery Reaches Gaza

Despite Israel’s commitment to establishing a humanitarian corridor and daily three-hour ceasefire, delivering humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip has been a challenge.

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Civilians Struggle In Gaza

Given the frequently gloomy headlines regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, many may not be surprised to hear of the latest violence in the region.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2384680412/">woodleywonderworks (flickr)</a>

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A Medical Lab in the Palm of Your Hand

Sure, your cell phone can take pictures and send text messages, but can it detect malaria?

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In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, economist Joseph Stiglitz makes a simple point that historians everywhere will cheer: In order to craft the future economy, we need to really understand just what went wrong with the current one.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaetanlee/580471911/">Gaeten Lee (flickr)</a>

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Monthly Comment Contest! Cash Prizes!

We want to hear from you. Yes, you.

Central to Global Envision's mission of exploring the confluence of global markets and poverty alleviation is to inspire dialogue.

That's why we've decided to launch a weekly comment contest with a cash prize of $25.*

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Try Living with Your Trash

Most of us haul our trash out to the curb or to a dumpster once a week or so. Not Dave Chameides.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reway2007/2181093568/">reway 2007 (flickr)</a>

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Bees Without Borders

What do bees have to do with poverty alleviation? A nonprofit founded by a beekeeping expert has found that the two can go hand-in-hand.

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Global Recession Reverses 20-Year Trend of Decreasing Poverty

The current global recession will undo a 20-year trend of fewer and fewer people living in abject poverty, according to the World Bank's Year in Review 2008 report.

Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai during the recent terrorist attacks Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblackcanvas/3062423828/">Stuti Sakhalkar (flickr)</a>

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India-Pakistan Economic Thaw on Hold

India and Pakistan have a violent history since partition in 1947. Relations remained fragile even prior to last month's attacks in Mumbai. But they were getting better, at least on the economic front.

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Health as a Human Right

Paul Farmer is a tireless campaigner against the world's "stupid deaths." His hands-in-the-dirt work on behalf of diseases that afflict the poorest of the poor in places like Haiti and Rwanda was chronicled in the 2003 NYT bestseller, Mountains Beyond Mountains.

A gift of five dollars will provide seeds to a farmer in cyclone-devastated areas of Myanmar to plant an acre of rice. Photo: Jeremy Barnicle/Mercy Corps

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The Power of Your Small Change

We're all thinking harder about what we can afford these days. Even the daily routines that we used to take for granted, like grabbing coffee on the way to work, aren't as easy as they used to be. As our pockets are lighter, the value of small change feels greater than ever.