Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Make sure you read this: Firsthand from Sa’dah

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

This is an extraordinarily powerful piece of writing from an aid worker, Saddam al-Abdeeni, in Sa’dah.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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