Archive for May 2015

The Wild West and the Spreading Drought

May 19th, 2015 | By
[image credit: conserve.sfwater.org]

By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org. It’s still a month until summer begins, and the drought in the western U.S. continues to be headline news.  Just wait until August. A couple of news items from the past week perfectly highlight the scope of the drought that is impacting the western U.S., and the role of human hubris
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Celebrate Mother’s Day by Empowering All Women

May 10th, 2015 | By
UNFPA - supporting women's reproductive health in Nigeria [photo credit: nigeria.unfpa.org]

By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org. Mother’s Day is a good time to reflect on the status of women.  Though we honor mothers, women face many hurdles and much inequality today that make one question how much we as a global society respect women, whether they are moms or not. Empowering women and improving the state of
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