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  1. But I'm so glad USAID at least has an administrator. And since Rajiv Shah has already been vetted once, the confirmation shld be quick.about 14 hours ago from web
  2. Rajiv Shah's strengths are intelligence, links to foundations. Weakness is low profile, lack of DC network. Unsure if he can overhaul USAID.about 14 hours ago from web
  3. "Half the Sky" went into its 10th printing today. Thanks to all for spreading the word about it. #HalftheSkyTuesabout 15 hours ago from web
  4. @dasilvahelen I don't know Rajiv Shah well, but he has a strong reputation and knows ag/food issues well. Can he overhaul USAID? Not sure.about 15 hours ago from web in reply to dasilvahelen
  5. Rajiv Shah as head of USAID? Thank God there'll finally be an administrator and someone in charge of aid efforts.about 16 hours ago from web
  6. A Kenyan girl's question echoes in my mind: "Should I keep sleeping with the man who pays my school fees?" #HalftheSkyTuesabout 22 hours ago from web
  7. This is Day 294 of Obama lacking a head of the US aid agency. His mom, an aid pioneer, would be saddened.about 23 hours ago from web
  8. RT @colleen_connors A Devastating United Nations Report on #Darfur: http://tinyurl.com/ykajknn #genprev #sudanabout 24 hours ago from web
  9. RT @solarafrica 80% of the worlds farmers are women, only 2% of the world's land belongs to women. http://bit.ly/1gSmiv #HalftheSkyTuesabout 24 hours ago from web
  10. This is Day 293 of the Obama administration lacking a head of America's aid agency. et tu, Barack11:59 AM Nov 9th from web
  11. State Dept, White House go on-line to explain and defend Obama policy on Darfur: http://bit.ly/2l7NHa #AskUS11:32 AM Nov 9th from web
  12. Rape is still "rampant" in Darfur. The world shrugs. http://bit.ly/38lYcT10:17 AM Nov 9th from web
  13. When 1 woman a minute dies in childbirth, time to focus on maternal mortality, partly thru family planning: http://bit.ly/2yd72f10:13 AM Nov 9th from web
  14. RT @Zogby The Onion reports on a new Zogby "poll" finding that 100% of grandsons are talented! http://bit.ly/1MK5iS8:15 AM Nov 9th from web
  15. RIP Nien Ching, author of the extraordinary "Life and Death in Shanghai," a wrenching memoir of the Cultural Revolution.6:24 AM Nov 9th from web
  16. Pressure works RT @bechamilton I.e., Turkey responded to pressure not to host an indicted war criminal (Bashir of Sudan) http://bit.ly/AFko212:27 PM Nov 8th from web
  17. My column looks at how lax regulators leave BPA, other chems in our food, messing with our bodies: http://bit.ly/3ytlEf.7:27 PM Nov 7th from web
  18. Fascinating India study RT @HarvardResearch Study shows how discrimination creeps into grading practices http://ow.ly/zSs94:30 PM Nov 7th from web
  19. Afghans don't want more US troops: http://bit.ly/2tJoua . So why spend billions sending them?4:28 PM Nov 7th from TimesPeople
  20. Lisa Belkin examines evidence suggesting that gay couples may make better parents than straight couples http://bit.ly/2LKWfZ4:24 PM Nov 7th from TimesPeople