… but did not have the time to…
I would like to have blogged about this thought provoking excerpt from Russell Banks’ The Darling on the difference between empathy and sympathy.
“What was ethically and even practically wrong with having empathy towards the other? For a long time, I answered, Nothing. Nothing at all. It’s good politics. I see a blind man about to cross a street and think, He can’t see the whizzing traffic, he needs me to see it for him, to take his arm and escort him over to …

David McCandless puts a billion dollar back into context

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A response to IRIN/PlusNews list of six potholes in the road to significantly increasing HIV treatment coverage in Africa.
1. Cost:
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has estimated that US$ 28 billion to US$ 50 billion would be needed globally every year from 2010 to 2015 in order to progressively reach universal access targets for HIV/AIDS by 2015. One-third of this will contribute towards the cost of the drugs.
The figure may sound “staggering” but it needs to be put in perspective with a few other figures such as:

The cost of …

When the slogan of this year Pride was announced, “Paint the Town Ruby Red”, the hope for a meaningfull event vanished in turpentine. But I was wrong (it does happen) and here are a few examples why.

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The resourceful, ubiquitous rock star philanthropist Bono never seems to let pass an opportunity to miss the point when it comes to address the HIV epidemics. This time, Bono lends its musical and political acumen of football and its role in society to a 2010 FIFA World Cup Commercial: United on ESPN.
“Bono once again provides an inspirational performance that only Bono can deliver.” Write blogger P Savo, “Even though the football images are used sparingly, when they do appear it is well worth it as they powerfully demonstrate how soccer …