Brian McAfee
LATEST ARTICLES BY Brian McAfee
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World
South Sudan facing famine crisis
April 11, 2014Over 3.7 million people in this new African nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation, and a UN official coordinating humanitarian aid in South Sudan says "we're in a race against time."
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Socialist Bachelet returns to Chile presidency
March 24, 2014For the second time, Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as president of Chile, Mar. 11. Bachelet's first term as president of Chile ran from 2006 to 2010.
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Opinion
Stand in support of women and girls, against misogyny
January 28, 2014In the United States misogyny - or the hatred of women - is alive and well. I strongly encourage you all to reach out and help all our mothers, sisters and daughters to make sure they...
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Opinion
Where is justice in cutting food stamps?
September 19, 2013Of those receiving government help in the form of food stamps or the SNAP program, 76 percent are children, disabled, or elderly.
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World
East Africa facing drought induced famine
September 1, 2011Expected rains have failed to arrive for successive seasons in and around Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, causing severe shortages of food and water for millions of people.
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World
Fight to end sex trafficking
August 5, 2011One of the most significant scourges worldwide is the ongoing exploitation and sexual abuse of over 2 million girls, and sometimes boys, through sex trafficking.
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Chile seeks truth about deaths of Allende and Neruda
June 14, 2011The body of former Chilean President Salvador Allende was exhumed in May in an attempt to determine whether the democratically elected socialist president was murdered.
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Ecuador’s social spending lifts many out of poverty
June 8, 2011Since President Correa took office four years ago, 15.851 billion USD has been invested in public works.
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