My heart breaks. Every time I head out of the Plaza Hotel in a CNN car, my heart breaks. In the massive tent cities, in the villages, on the big island in the deep blue Caribbean. My heart breaks. A woman grasped my arm today and would not let go. She held her sick child with her other arm. “I am hungry,” she said. Everywhere … Continue reading Haiti's horror
Norman Borlaug died over the weekend. Who? OK. Borlaug’s name isn’t familiar to most, though he was one of only five people to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. The other four recipients are Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Elie Wiesel, and Mother Teresa. So why was Borlaug in such esteemed company? He is … Continue reading A different sort of revolutionary
