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Chinese Government Bans Time Travel
The most popular TV shows in China feature modern Chinese characters who travel back in time to the Qing Dynasty,
Washington State’s Most Important Export: Hope
Think of Washington state and you probably picture a rainy emerald region with an economy powered by airplanes, timber, software,
“In China it is power, not law, which governs.”
When eating dinner with a family in Fujian province, I explained I was a lawyer conducting field research. The elderly
Uprooting Families to Save Trees
Much has been written about the global land rush –the trend in which investors, eager to establish plantations to produce
A Commitment for Change: Partnering with Governments to Scale What Works
Too often at the Clinton Global Initiative we hear how companies and NGOs are partnering to fix a problem. That
The Impact of the Global Land Rush on Women
Around the world, there has been a notable increase in the demand for land—particularly agricultural land—resulting in a ‘global land
Bridging the Two Indias
India is said to live in two centuries. My recent visit there reminded me that this divide is so wide
The Myth of Cheap Land
A severe drought in the Horn of Africa is forcing millions of people into starvation, leaving many with no option
Are women with secure land rights less vulnerable to domestic violence?
The problem of domestic violence in the world can seem intractable. In a recent report, UN Women notes that in
The Next Big Idea
“Exchanging ideas that matter” – Big Ideas. That phrase sums up the Aspen Ideas Festival 2011, which I had the
