Craig Kielburger

Making Good on Your Returns

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


Steve Schueth might abstain from alcohol, tobacco and gambling. But, he's not trying to convince you to do the same. "I don't consider myself a miss...

Dear Mr. President

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home


To President Obama, Our lives are made up of a series of moments - some good and others bad. Then, there are those that are truly remarkable. These a...

Slaying Apathy with Ineptitude

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


It can be argued that through his ineptitude, Bush has shaken the electorate out of their apathetic daze, and in doing so, strengthened democracy in the United States.

The Foreclosure Battleground

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home


Mark Seifert tours reporters around streets more reminiscent of Baghdad than Cleveland, Ohio. They are deserted. The homes are boarded up, covered i...

Darfur Crisis Offers Arab League a Chance to Shine

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home


To say the League of Arab States hasn't had the best relations with the United States would be an understatement. The 22-member organization is as o...

UN Veto Carries a Price

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home


It would seem Robert Mugabe's reputation precedes him. This past year, the world watched as the 84-year-old Zimbabwean dictator terrorized his own pe...

Sedentary Lifestyle Hits Ramadan

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home


September was a big month in television. There were premieres and returning favourites. There was laughter, tears, history and controversy. And what ...

The Good Doctor Prescribes Health Care for the World's Poor

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home


We met Paul Farmer sitting on the steps of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. He is a very busy man. But today, he spent the afternoon talking with u...

The Battle of the Bags

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home


Welcome to Modbury, England, population 1500. It's a quiet town in the Devon hills not far from the sea. There are three churches, three pubs, a mar...

Changing Our Car Culture

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home


The van's highbeams were the only lights on the road outside of Gisenyi, Rwanda. We were packed in. About 20 people in the public van for a fare of ...

China's Diversity Doesn't Mean Multiculturalism

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


Clad in brightly-coloured costumes, 56 children paraded through the Bird's Nest at last month's Olympic Opening ceremonies. Each child represented o...

U.S. Immigration Rules Send Foreign Students Abroad

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 09.05.2008 | Home


Applying to university is stressful enough. Add waiting for a visa and the stress level skyrockets. In 2003, Vibhor Gupta faced just this predicament...

The World's Got a Crush on Obama

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.29.2008 | Home


Wherever Barack Obama goes, the frenzy isn't far behind. His supporters pack roadways just to see him speak. They rent billboards. They've even name...

Seeing Ability through Disability

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home


Ingrid Ioan says her wheelchair is not a disadvantage - just a small bump in the road. "I don't see disability as an obstacle," says the University o...

Creating Peace Through Sport

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.08.2008 | Home


At 8-years-old, Nsenga's hands move over the dried banana bark with the experience of a trained craftsman. Like most kids in Rwanda, Nsenga's family ...

Violence Threatens South Sudan Once Again

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


U.N.-led negotiations have resulted in a fragile peace, but both armies in Abyei, Sudan, are still amassed on the border, meaning the threat of violence still hangs over the region.

Child Soldier Has No Place at Gitmo

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.25.2008 | Home


Their stories are all too shocking, yet all too familiar. In Sierra Leone, boys as young as 10 were turned into bloodthirsty soldiers through an i...

Economic Ties Muffle U.S. Criticism of China

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home


Money makes for strange bedfellows. As many countries consider boycotts, George Bush recently confirmed that he will attend the opening ceremonies fo...

Subsidies Adding to Food Crisis Woes

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home


Japan is the place to be if you're looking for a real spa treatment. From daily massages and relaxing music to a diet of imported food and cold beer,...

Making Life Affordable in Mumbai

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home


Walking through the slums of Mumbai is never an easy task. Rows on rows of corrugated tin shacks line the narrow streets, most of them rusted and...

Public Transit Key on the Road to Sustainability

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 06.23.2008 | Green


In countries like China and India, where a new middle class is emerging, poor public transit means cars are favored. This doesn't bode well for air quality, since these countries already have lax environmental laws.

Helping Those Who Don't Want Help

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 06.13.2008 | Home


Humanitarian workers are scrambling to make up for lost time. The world was in disbelief when the Burmese government closed its borders followin...

Food Crisis Eats Away at Poverty Gains

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home


It's been a hard year for Andrea Daquilema. As a single mother of four living in a small community in the Chimborazo province of Ecuador, she'...

Abu Dhabi Goes Green

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.23.2008 | Home


A new kind of oasis is forming in the middle of the desert. In one of the harshest environments imaginable, where temperatures regularly ...

Debunking Africa's Witchcraft Myth

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.16.2008 | Home


Eunice Kimutai doesn't believe in witches. The trouble is, some in her community do. A retired school teacher near Tanzania's western border, Kimut...