Sam Loewenberg

Journalism and Strategic Communications
A chronological list of selected articles
Will the Next Superbug Come From Yemen? The New York Times — April 14, 2018
How Arsenic is Poisoning a Nation The Atlantic — Aug. 17, 2017
Treat and preventing cholera in Bangladesh The Lancet — August 12, 2017
Versehentlich vergiftet Die Zeit — June 13, 2017
Trump’s foreign aid proposal rattles global health advocates The Lancet — March 11, 2017
El agua envenenada de Bangladesh El País — February 14, 2017
Famine fears in Nigeria as Boko Haram fight rages The Lancet — January 28, 2017
Election sees WHO’s future role in question Devex — January 12, 2017
Can Cuban medicine help solve American inequality? Medium: The Development Set — March 14, 2016
The World Bank under Jim Kim The Lancet — July 25, 2015
Nature calls: Kampala’s Overflowing Toilets Al Jazeera America — March 21, 2014
Breaking the Cycle: Drought and Hunger in Kenya The Lancet — March 20, 2014
Uganda’s (Preventable) Mess Al Jazeera America — September 12, 2014
Uganda: Fresh Water in a Village Called Death Al Jazeera America — September 10, 2014
Unclogging Uganda’s Rural Sanitation Crisis The Economist — August 29, 2014
Uganda’s Struggle with Schistosomiasis The Lancet — May 16, 2014
Learning from Failure The New York Times: Sunday Review — February 1, 2013
Mumbai: Learning from Failure The New York Times — February 5, 2013
Aid Agencies Accused of Ignoring Rights Abuses in Ethiopia The Lancet — September 16, 2013
US budget negotiations threaten global health spending and food aid reform GlobalPost — April 25, 2013
Mapping Toilets in a Mumbai Slum Yields Unexpected Results The New York Times — July 22, 2011
Interview: A Business-Like Approach to Foreign Aid Foreign Policy — May 3, 2011
India reports cases of totally drug-resistant tuberculosis The Lancet — January 21, 2012
Grassroots project shines hope on Nairobi slum life The Lancet — January 14, 2012
The Famine Next Time The New York Times — November 26, 2011
Humanitarian Response Inadequate in Horn of Africa Crisis The Lancet — August 13, 2011
Escaping from Somalia's Famine into a Perilous Refuge Time — August 3, 2011
Global food crisis takes heavy toll on east Africa The Lancet — July 2, 2011
Fighting Child Malnutrition In Africa Through The Use Of Micronutrient Supplements Health Affairs — June 2011
Ethiopia struggles to make its voice heard The Lancet — September 11, 2010
A Perilous Journey: The mortal danger of poverty The Economist — June 24, 2010
Tackling Tuberculosis in Southern Mexico The Lancet — May 22, 2010
Afghanistan's hidden health issue The Lancet — October 31, 2009
Malnutrition in Guatemala: A national shame The Economist — August 27, 2009
Should the World Food Program Focus on Development? The Lancet — June 30, 2007
The Science and Culture of Sleeping and Dreaming The Lancet — May 26, 2007
Anti-Americanism: Between Fear and Desire Congressional Quarterly Global Researcher — March 2007
German police told to target Scientologists The Observer — October 1, 2006
Second-class citizens: Germany's immigrant children have the worst education record in the developed world The Guardian — September 5, 2006
Storm grows over Grass's belated SS confessions The Guardian — August 16, 2006
Starving Season: Niger Salon — June 13, 2006
A tap on the wrist: Lobby Reform The Economist — May 20, 2006
Niger's Hunger: On the edge of famine The Washington Post — May 16, 2006
Millions in Niger facing food shortages once again The Lancet — May 6, 2006
Niger welcomes largest bednet distribution in history The Lancet — May 6, 2006
Too little, too late as poverty deepens The Irish Times — May 2, 2006
Closed archive leads to Holocaust denial claim The Guardian — February 21, 2006
Watering down of EU regulations on chemicals proves power of lobbyists The Irish Times — January 16, 2006
Why Did Helping Niger Take So Long? The Lancet — September 24, 2005
Louisiana looks back on a week of disaster The Lancet — September 10, 2005
South California Residents Hit Back At BP Over Pollution The Lancet — August 13, 2005
LETTER FROM LONDON: Britannia Stays Cool The American Prospect — Posted: July 18, 2005
La Iglesia católica pierde influencia social en España El Pais/The New York Times — 14 de Julio, 2005
As Spaniards Lose Their Religion, Church Leaders Struggle to Hold On The New York Times — June 26, 2005
Spain leads country through uncharted secular territory Miami Herald — June 12, 2005
Rioja And Then Some Forbes — June 6, 2005
Christian Rock for Muslims The New York Times — May 10, 2005
Displacement is permanent for the Sahrawi refugees. The Lancet — April 9, 2005
Boogie Desert Nights Newsweek International  April 4, 2005 Santander's Trial Forbes — March 14, 2005
Spain’s Dark Past, Bright Future The Advocate — March 2005
Tackling the causes of ill health in Rio's slums The Lancet — March 12, 2005
A tale of two cities e!sharp  March-April 2005 And the winner of the camel is... A happening in the Sahara is an oasis of cinematic possibilities The Times — March 20, 2005
That Other Forum The American Prospect  March 5, 2005 Domestic violence in Spain The Lancet — February 5, 2005
Global counterforum draws over 100,000 social activists Chicago Tribune — January 29, 2005
Liberals discuss social policy The Miami Herald — January 29, 2005
Alternative world forum pushes for U.N. development goals The San Francisco Chronicle — January 29, 2005
Dispatches From the Anti-Davos, Day 4: Changing the World One Cause at a Time Slate — January 31, 2005
Dispatches From the Anti-Davos, Day 3: Yes, We Can All Get Along Slate — January 28, 2005
Dispatches From the Anti-Davos, Day 2: The Process is the Point Slate — Jan. 27, 2005
Dispatches From the Anti-Davos, Day 1: Can 100,000 Lefties Get Along? Slate — January 26, 2005
Where energy and mushy thinking collide The Irish Times — January 31, 2005
Brazil's bauxite industry is being challenged The Irish Times — January 28, 2005
The Spanish Influence Art & Auction — January 2005
Strong Points at a Telecom May Also Be a Weakness The New York Times — December 28, 2004
Celebrating Three Centuries Of Prosperity and Tolerance The Forward — December 17, 2004
Letter From Spain The Nation — November 29, 2004
Gay marriage tops Socialist agenda Newsday — December 19, 2004
Trained for Terror Time Europe — October 11, 2004
Party Favors Mother Jones — July/August 2004
Power parties. Put on your dancing shoes—it’s time to buy some votes! Playboy — July 2004
Spain and terrorism: A different country, a different reaction Chicago Tribune — April 5, 2004
A Vote for Honesty The Nation — April 5, 2004
Terror on a train. Those who lived through the Madrid train bombings share their stories of survival—and look back in sadness and disbelief at the carnage People — March 29, 2004
A New Day in Madrid The Nation — March 21, 2004
The Day I Turned Into Ariel Sharon The Times — March 20, 2004
Offshore Thing The American Prospect — March 5, 2004
U.S. Lobbying Pays Off In Europe National Journal — November 15, 2003
Europe whittles down plans for massive chemical testing program Science — November 7, 2003
Ga Ga for David Beckham: The uber-sexy soccer god and family man is the world's #1 athlete, except in the U.S. The San Francisco Chronicle — October 28, 2003
A new kind of sports celebrity Chicago Tribune — October 7, 2003
Profits At Any Price TomPaine — Sep 22 2003
Are Lawyers the New Regulators? The National Journal — August 30, 2003
Business Meets Its Match The American Prospect — July/August, 2003
Precaution Is for Europeans The New York Times — Week in Review, May 18, 2003
Europe Gets Tougher On U.S. Companies The New York Times — Sunday Business, April 20, 2003
E.U. Starts a Chemical Reaction Science — April 18, 2003
Americans in Brussels: European bureaucrats have been making things hot lately for American businesses and their lobbyists Newsweek International — Special Edition: Issues 2003
9/11 conspiracy freaks: a roundup of ridiculous theories; Forum. Playboy — March 1, 2003
Liberation Lie The American Prospect Online — February 19, 2003
A distant relationship The Times — February 5, 2003
Banana Workers Get Day in Court The New York Times — January 18, 2003
Smoke Screen Slate — July 25, 2002
Demonstrators gather at Capitol to protest indictment of firm The Baltimore Sun — March 22, 2002
Diverse coalition set to back energy bill: Oil industry least visible among groups supporting drilling in Arctic refuge The Baltimore Sun — March 20, 2002
Make Wells, Not War: A PR strategy for America TomPaine.com — February 22, 2002
Lobbying, Euro-Style The National Journal — September 8, 2001
Effort in EU to Ban TV Ads Aimed at Kids Gains Steam Marketing: Move would limit U.S. companies' ability to influence the buying habits of Europe's children. Los Angeles Times — July 9, 2001
Hungary's ruling party courting extreme right-wing faction Goal is to isolate Socialist opponents in 2002 election San Francisco Chronicle — May 5, 2001
Business Eyes Tax Break On Foreign Profit Measure Could Mean Billions For Financial Services Concerns Legal Times — February 26, 2001
The gentle art of lobbying in China The Economist — February 15, 2001
Screech Marks Political Gridlock May Be Bad for Some, but It's Often Good for Big Business Legal Times — December 18, 2000
Cheering From The Sidelines The Governor's Approach Legal Times — October 16, 2000
Don't Mess With 'The Lobby' Legal Times — October 16, 2000
Who Really Wants to Lift the Ban on Fees?Who Really Wants to Lift Ban on Fees? Legal Times — September 18, 2000
Tobacco Lights Into WHO Legal Times — September 14, 2000
Bank Lobby Puts Heat On Fannie Mae Legal Times — July 17, 2000
Columbia's Unlikely Advocate Legal Times — June 26, 2000
Agribusiness looks for help Daily Deal (New York, NY) — May 22, 2000
The Bush Money Machine - George W. rakes it in with a little help on the q.t. from his and Daddy's pals. The Nation — April 10, 2000
Big Guns Back Aid To Colombia Well-financed U.S. lobby seeks relief from drug wars Legal Times — February 23, 2000
Stocking Up for the Next War Legal Times — April 5, 1999
The Politics of Medical Privacy Legal Times — March 22, 1999
Businesses Find Ways To Influence World Bank Projects Legal Times — February 22, 1999
Prescription drug war looms Legal Times — December 14, 1998
Getting it done; Citicorp, Travelers amass army of lobbyists to push merger through; With billions at stake, Citicorp and Travelers pull out the stops to get past '30sera regulations preventing their merger plan Miami Daily Business Review — October 31, 1998
Soft money on the sly Legal Times — October 19, 1998
High-tech nurtures grass roots Legal Times — September 7, 1998
Ag groups revive foreign workerprogram as critics raise specter of exploitation Legal Times — August 10, 1998
Morocco taps cassidy to turn political tide in Western Sahara land dispute Legal Times — July 13, 1998
How slick pr, shrewd lobbying killed bill Legal Times — July 6, 1998
Smoke and mirrors; Tobacco industry says it has no love for 'punitive tax-and-punish bill'; Cigarette companies claim to hate the latest tobacco bill, but critics say its liability shields have the industry applauding Legal Times — July 6, 1998
Called to account on derivatives Legal Times — May 4, 1998
How a tobacco company infiltrates the youth culture, no matter what that pending settlement deal may say. Legal Times — March 30, 1998
International business ; western advertisers struggle to conquer the wild frontier; europe: the culture clash is an example of what marketing meets a post-communist country. Los Angeles Times — June 15, 1995
Pollution often part of package deal with eastern bloc firms; environment: western investors buying interests in stateowned companies may find themselves liable for cleanup. Los Angeles Times — August 28, 1994, Sunday, Home Edition
Small firms slow to meet disabilities act standards Chicago Tribune — October 31, 1993
Viewed from wheelchair, 'small' hurdles enormous Chicago Tribune — October 31, 1993