A water pump in Africa founded by The Hunger Project. (Photo: Maciej Dakowicz via Flickr)
Stop Trying to Save the World
The New Republic
By Michael Hobbes
There are plenty of big ideas from donors and NGOs that intend to help developing countries–PlayPump International’s botched playground-water pump idea, for example–but how much good are they really doing?
The Unblinking Stare
The New Yorker
By Steve Coll
Steve Coll for The New Yorker covers President Obama’s insistence on drone warfare as the most “discriminating” airstrike weapon available, and the innocent victims, children, who are caught in the attack.
Iran’s War Flicks Are a Cultural Battlefield
Medium
By Adam Rawnsley
War films have brought Iranian filmmakers international recognition and even an Oscar. Iranian leadership, however, concerned more about upholding political status quo, is trying to stifle the movement.
In Pentagon deal with Russians, big profit for tiny Florida firm
Reuters
By Brian Grow, Stephen Grey and Roman Anin
In a Reuters special report, a murky deal where Russian-manufactured rockets are supplied to lift U.S. spy satellites to space is linked to a small Florida firm making profit off markups.
America’s Response to Ebola Looks Disturbingly Similar to the War on Terror
Mother Jones
By Karen Greenberg
Karen Greenberg investigates the U.S. response and public hysteria to the Ebola outbreak and compares it to 9/11 reactions and approach the U.S. government took to fighting the war on terror.
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