Inspirational and good news.
Five days after being elected Bolivian president, Evo Morales announced he would be reducing his salary by more than half in order to allot money towards hiring more school teachers.
This is part of his campaign to rid the government of corruption. He also aims to improve the living standards of all Bolivians, this is definitely going to improve literacy in the country!
Thanks, Greg!
Over at t r u t h o u t Medea Benjamin has written an editorial on the year 2005, better known as 2k5. The title of the piece is interesting itself: 10 Good Things about Another Bad Year.
My favorites on her top 10 are numbers 1, 3, 7, and 8.
The United Nations has announced that the global response to the tsunami about a year ago was the best disaster response yet. Governments followed through, for the most part, with the money pledged and the amount of money donated by private donors was the largest ever seen.
”The world’s response to the tsunami was the best ever,” U N emergency coordinator Jan Egeland said. ”Governments, the private sector, and individuals around the world opened their hearts and their wallets. Private donations for the tsunami eclipsed anything seen before,” he told Reuters.