Ben Affleck, Cindy McCain Highlight Progress And Opportunity During Historic Election

Monday, November 28, 2011 Ben Affleck, Cindy McCain Highlight Progress And Opportunity During Historic Election Sometimes something is important enough to set aside differences and, in our case, our differences are more perception than reality. Some call us a political odd couple, the unexpected match of a Hollywood actor and the wife of a Republican U.S. Senator. The truth is that we found common ground amidst the volcanic soil of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -- a common passion for the people -- and a common purpose to encourage others to get to know an important part of the world too often forgotten by the international community. Who Will You Support On Cyber Giving Monday? Wyclef Jean Defends His Haiti Fund Against Strong Allegations Nestle, Labor Nonprofit To Investigate Child Labor On Cocoa Farms Cities Spend Money To Evict Protesters But Not To Help Homeless Paraplegic Athlete Recovers, Races To Olympics BLOG POSTS Jeffrey Sachs: Washington Leaves Millions to Die For a government that spends $1.9 billion every single day on the military, Washington's unwillingness to follow through on a $1.33 billion pledge to the Global Fund to save millions of lives is a new depth of cynicism and recklessness. SPC Tanangachi Mfuni: The Plain-Clothed Service Members Among Us There are so many civilians who deploy alongside us, who wear bulletproof vests, sometimes carry weapons and run for cover when the mortars hit, who may never be thanked for their service, simply because they don't wear the same uniform we do. Ambassador Ertharin Cousin: Hunger at Thanksgiving As we take that last bite of pumpkin pie tonight, let us take a minute to think about the importance of pursuing the goal of feeding those hungry children whose faces haunt us, but more importantly, to give them the tools they need to feed themselves in the future. Maryam Zar: Thanksgiving: Give Thanks and be Thoughtful Although in the developed world people are struggling through strained and collapsing economies, the reality -- when measured on a global perspective -- is that we still fare better than most. For that, we should be fundamentally thankful. StoryCorps: Join StoryCorps. Thank a Teacher on November 25! This Friday, November 25, marks StoryCorps' 4th annual National Day of Listening, and we are asking everyone to take a moment to thank the teacher who made all the difference.

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