Global Development
In an increasingly globalized world, international development efforts aim to improve living conditions, equity, and human rights around the world. Our global development section tracks this globalization and reports on specific equitable and sustainable development initiatives.
A crowdfunding campaign has raised money to buy an abandoned castle in France
Here’s another reason to love crowdfunding: Thousands of internet users have banded together to collectively buy an abandoned castle in France. Each internet user paid at least 50 euros to raise the 500,000 euros needed to buy it with the hopes of getting it restored. The castle dates back to the Read More...
We can use the same formula for inner peace and world peace, says the Dalai Lama
In a recent speech, the Dalai Lama illustrated how the idea of world peace depends on inner peace—you can’t solve global issues without first attending to your own emotional life. To a lot of people, even self-mastery might seem like a herculean effort; never mind getting rid of war and poverty Read More...