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When most people think about slavery--if they think about it at all--they probably assume that it was eliminated during the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth.

The U.S. is the largest aid donor in dollar terms but one of the least generous nations relative to the size of its economy. Despite multibillion dollar new initiatives such as the Millennium Challenge Account and the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, the U.S. still ranks near the botto...

Margaret Chan, the newly elected director general of the World Health Organization, faces many competing demands for her attention. CGD senior fellow and director of programs Ruth Levine suggests in an open letter published in the British Medical Journal that Chan focus on three key priorities: conf...

President Bush called last week's midterm election results "a thumpin'" as the Democrats took control of the House and Senate. CGD deputy director for outreach and policy Sarah Jane Staats (Hise) considers what the new split between the executive and Congress might mean for American policies and pra...