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Jean Payton is an intern for Global Envision and current student at Portland State University. She is pursuing a degree in Community Development, concentrating on Housing and Economic Development. She has additional focuses in Black Studies and African Politics. In addition to writing for Global Envision, Jean also works part-time for the City of Gresham as a housing policy assistant. She lives to travel, play music, and drink coffee. Jean has traveled throughout the U.S., Mexico, Spain, and recently studied abroad in Uganda. Graduation nigh, she looks forward to once again having free time.

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Feb 13, 2012 - Aid & Subsidy Junction: What's Your Function?
Feb 8, 2012 - Why native publishers, not foreign donors, are the cure for illiteracy
Jan 25, 2012 - Need a book? Write your own
Jan 20, 2012 - Steal this policy! Why the public sector should learn to share
Jan 11, 2012 - Power to the paper: Pulp-powered batteries are in the works
Jan 5, 2012 - Microfinance can energize local economies
Dec 1, 2011 - In Africa, female scientists should power female farmers, group says
Nov 28, 2011 - Europe's Financial Troubles Worry Neighbors


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Syria, Bahrain, Yemen streets filled with violence (videos)

Washington Post - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 08:56
A little more than a year after Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, the chill of the Arab Winter has set in. At least three countries have been rocked by violence at the beginning of this week alone.

Yemenis Back New President in Vote

Wall Street Journal - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 20:04
Yemenis flocked to the polls in an apparent strong show of support for the internationally sponsored transfer of power deal that removed longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh from power.

The Middle Class Goes Global

Project Syndicate - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 15:00
We are moving at high speed toward a world based on a new geography of growth, with millions of people in the east and the south moving out of extreme poverty to become powerful middle-class consumers. Will their dreams be achieved, or will governments’ failure to provide adequate social protection and services lead to a global nightmare?

Achieving universal energy access

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 02:43
Energy for all is a key development aim, but realising it will require a convergence of international aid, carbon finance and government spending, with political will and good governance.

ETHIOPIA: Significant Progress Towards Improving Livelihoods

Inter Press Service - development - Fri, 02/24/2012 - 19:02
Ethiopia says that the double-digit economic growth the country has experienced over the last seven years has started benefitting its majority by boosting their income and productivity in agriculture and small-scale businesses.
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