The pink ribbon and the “need for a cure” are now widely recognized in America, due in part to the help of many generous individuals and a range of corporate sponsors. Each year in... Read more >>

Parvin Ardalan, a prominent activist in the Iranian women’s rights movement, has been awarded the Olof Palme Prize for 2007 for succeeding in making the demand for equal rights for men and... Read more >>

The recent popularity of the movie Milk, starring Sean Penn, made me wonder why I never learned Harvey Milk’s story in classroom discussions of civil rights, especially considering I grew up in... Read more >>

Refugees International Board member Michael Hawkins is currently on mission in Thailand focusing on the situation for Burmese refugees there and how the impact of the ongoing conflict inside Burma... Read more >>

Heart-shaped pockets made a difference in the amount you earn today. In the early 1930s, a garment worker strike kept many of teacher Esther Peterson’s students away from their classes at a... Read more >>