When you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey going astray, you shall bring it back. When you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden and you would hold back from setting it free, you must help to set it free. – Exodus 23:4-5 + Sign up to receive our…

Five years ago I traveled to Nairobi to witness firsthand the devastating toll of the AIDS pandemic. I walked the streets of Kibera with a group of courageous and compassionate community health workers. We visited the dilapidated homes of the sick and dying, offering our prayers, blankets, and food, lacking the power of modern medicine…

the latest news on the Iraq war, Israel-Palestine, Obama and the election, the Pope in Turkey, and select op-eds Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Iraq–cost. Wars wearing down military gear at cost of about $2 billion a month – “About $2 billion worth of Army and…

Everyone now agrees. The mid-term elections were a clear referendum on the war in Iraq. The results are in – the American people want an alternative to the disastrous course of President Bush’s deadly policies. Voters rejected Bush’s war by inflicting a crushing defeat on his party and turning over the leadership of Congress to…

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