Developed world has power to banish extreme poverty in our generation

July 07, 2007 was a date that passed unnoticed and with little fanfare. Yet, on that date, between 25,000 and 30,000 children died worldwide. They died not by an act of terrorism, but because they were too poor to survive. A year from now another 11 million people will die (that is approximately ...

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