The first release from Band From TV, the clever name for a group of television stars who play for charity.
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Interview: Vitoria Ginja of the World Food Programme in Bolivia
School feeding is a very good vehicle for adding micronutrients to the diets of children.
Read More »Interview: Damieta Gregório Mendes of the World Food Programme in Guinea Bissau
"Apart from the basic right of access to food, school feeding is very important to help promote education [...]."
Read More »Interview: Abou Guindo of the UN World Food Programme in Mali
In some areas, the reality is simple: “No food, no school” - because the parents are looking for ways to survive.
Read More »Interview: AnneMarie van den Berg of the UN World Food Programme in Tajikistan
The attendance rate of the children in schools where school feeding is provided is consistently high.
Read More »Forget The Bradley Effect, Brown vs. The Board of Education May Decide This Election
Today, when each of us goes into that polling booth to cast our ballots, we will have many reasons for our choice.
Read More »McCain, Obama and the “Readiness” Test
John McCain suggests that no foreign entity would dare test the mettle of a President McCain. To me that sounds like a dangerous dare.
Read More »Fear and Loathing On Election Day
What worries me is the process, not necessarily the outcome. Is it perhaps some lingering 2000 or 2004 election hangover?
Read More »Burning the Future: Seeing the Lights Go Off On Broadway
A new documentary raises the question of where we should be living.
Read More »E-Book Review: Down And Out In The Magic Kingdom By Cory Doctorow
A well crafted and executed piece of social satire that reminds us that life isn't and shouldn't become a popularity contest.
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