Author: Sarah Blumberg

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Global Policy Studies & International Security Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations

4 Reasons Why Global Food Security is Necessary for U.S. National Security

Photo: European Commission One million children die each year from hunger. This statistic is staggering, but it is about to get much worse. Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N (FAO) Director-General Jose Graziano De Silva warns that without emergency food aid over the next 6 months, “20 million people will starve to death in […]

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Global Policy Studies & International Security Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations

Three Weeks in Mumbai

Photo: Sarah Blumberg, the author and her cohort shown in front of the Ashte village Community Center The children turned attentively and chorused “Good Morning, Teacher!” as we entered the room. Students sat cross-legged on the floor with their school bags splayed around the perimeter. One class excitedly recited the “continent” song for us and […]

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Politics and Governance

Is Texas Good For Women? A Recap of the Texas Tribune Festival Panel

U.S. Representative (HI-02) Tulsi Gabbard (left) listens to Texas state senator Wendy Davis (right) speak as women leadership panelists at an EMILY's List luncheon at the Fairmont hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, August 16, 2013.

Photo: Houston Chronicle Two of Texas’ prominent female politicians crossed the aisle to promote discourse about the impact of state policy on women. Wendy Davis, a Democrat and member of the Texas Senate, renowned for her 11-hour filibuster against restrictive abortion regulations, shared that the adversity that she faced shaped her into the person she […]

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