Published: March 14, 2010
Reprinted from: http://bit.ly/czAptV
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Maybe the most common question I get from readers is: What can I do?
They’ve read about malaria, or mass rape, or AIDS orphans, and they want to make a difference. Should they call the White House? Write a check? Howl in hopeless despair?
There’s [...]
I just came across a fascinating article in Foreign Policy magazine that claims television is one of the strongest tools for societal change out there today. It claims that when people start viewing television shows, their ideas about the role of women, family size, response to international events, and traditional cultural norms begin to change.
Who [...]