Category Archives: Policy

Open for Business: The Quest to Create Shared Value in Burma

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

“So today we say to American business: Invest in Burma,” Secretary Clinton proclaimed in May, within a month of opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi’s taking of office after her parliamentary election victory last April. Driven by vast reserves of … Continue reading →

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Voter Rights, the Latino Vote + the Constitutional Query

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

Despite my decision to not practice law, I love me a good constitutional law debate (I owe it to my ACLU days). Voter ID laws are undoubtedly going to be a *huge* issue this election, especially given this infographic I … Continue reading →

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Big Data – A new human centric design tool?

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

I love the UN Global Pulse. In a recent report “Big Data for Development,” the organization chronicles how Big Data—call logs, mobile-banking transactions, online user-generated content such as blog posts and Tweets, online searches, satellite images, etc.— can be turned into actionable information. … Continue reading →

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Human rights frameworks, the free market, and the spaces in between

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

A couple of years ago, I began working on a project called the Center for Live Capital with two friends. It began with a thought that economic growth in slums and “informal” settlements could be stimulated by assigning property titles … Continue reading →

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Irresponsibility 2012 – My Problems with Kony

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

I am going to keep this short, but figured I would write a response to my friends who have been asking what I think of Kony 2012 as a human rights practitioner. My first, visceral response. Yuck. To be fair, … Continue reading →

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Who’s Getting Paid to Have Sex? The politicization of female sexuality

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Heated debate over President Obama’s bill that mandates employer sponsored insurance plans to cover female contraception took a nasty turn this week. Despite talk of religious freedom and the proper role of the state in the private sector, one can’t … Continue reading →

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Transmedia Activism & the Fabulous Lina Srivastava

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I found this interview with my friend / colleague Lina on her website. As a former lawyer who has very much created her own path, she is someone I completely admire and look up to a lot. I enjoy following the … Continue reading →

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Technology Meets Modern Day Slavery

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Could you have possibly imagined that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than any other point in human history? Slavery is not limited to the brothels of Thailand or Cambodia, either. A 2011 CNN article estimated that there are … Continue reading →

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#Ushahidi, Policy Change & US Jurisprudence – Quick Thoughts

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

I stumbled across @PatrickMeier’s introduction to his dissertation on the evolution of crisis mapping and democracy. He breaks down Ushahidi’s history into three phases: (1)  Reactive and documentary focused (i.e., Kenya elections, Haiti earthquake) (2) Pro-active and focused on action beyond … Continue reading →

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