Joel Elliott

GlobalPost

Why the World Bank has no real intentions of reducing poverty

Commentary: The World Bank congratulates itself for slashing poverty, while global hunger soars. "It's a massive crime against humanity."

Why the World Bank has no real intentions of reducing poverty
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Sudan: Exiled Sudanese vote in US

Sudan: Exiled Sudanese vote in US
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Rape on the rise in Cambodia: Amnesty

Rape on the rise in Cambodia: Amnesty
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Cambodia pushes out the poor

Cambodia pushes out the poor
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Vietnam: The torture of the Moon Bears

Vietnam: The torture of the Moon Bears
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When two husbands are better than one

Polyandry in the Himalayas is a complex affair. Not surprisingly.

When two husbands are better than one
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High times in the Himalayas

The people of Malana are poor, illiterate and grow some of the world's best pot. That may be about to change.

High times in the Himalayas
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India's transgender strive for rights

Neither officially male nor female, almost a million Indians can't vote. That may be about to change.

India's transgender strive for rights