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Dharma is a Global Envision intern and currently a senior International Affairs major at Lewis & Clark College. She has studied abroad in Egypt, Vietnam, and Spain, igniting a love for learning about the world and its many cultures. When not trying to find new ways to travel the world, she loves to explore photography, eat caramelized onions, and play as much ultimate frisbee as possible.

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Oct 5, 2011 - Space: The economic development frontier
Sep 13, 2011 - A dose of cell-phone surveillance helps aid workers save lives
Aug 22, 2011 - Haute Couture With a Heart
Aug 19, 2011 - FC Barcelona Takes a Shot at Polio Eradication
Aug 15, 2011 - For a Backpack that can Become a Pushcart, Simplicity is Genius
Aug 8, 2011 - For Too Many Dads, the Money is Going Down the Drain


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Jobs for Billionaires - By Joshua E. Keating

Foreign Policy - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 07:25
A few problems back here on Earth in need of some serious capital.

Panda glasses are Toms shoes for your face

Washington Post - Innovations - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 02:30
Growing up in a Chinese home, Vincent Ko saw the many uses of bamboo — in the kitchen utensils, decorations and even furniture. Years later, as a recent Georgetown University graduate, Ko began to wonder if the trendy Asian grass had a place in fashion — in sunglasses, to be exact.

Old Ways Disappearing In The New Mongolia

NPR - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 00:17
With desertification, drought and a booming mining industry, Mongolians are leaving the traditional life of herding. Herdsman Bat-Erdene Badam says he will be the last in his family to tend livestock. His children are trading in their nomadic lives for more stable, often urban jobs.

Two Worlds, One Climate - By Peter Passell

Foreign Policy - Wed, 05/23/2012 - 14:35
Forget Kyoto. There’s a much better way to persuade the developing world to fight climate change.

Brazil and China, Oiling the Wheels of Business

Inter Press Service - development - Mon, 05/28/2012 - 06:21
China's voracious demand for energy has prompted it to embrace Brazil as a major oil partner, fuelling the dramatic expansion of Chinese companies in this South American country. But while some see this as a boost to the Brazilian economy, others fear that it poses a risk to this country's future self-sufficiency.
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