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Is Bono the Most Popular Man in the World?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 5, 2010.

What should we make of Bono, who uses his immense platform to highlight social justice issues? Is he a hero or a hypocrite?

How Angelina, Bono, Gisele and Madonna Are Destroying the Planet

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009.

The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.

Bono Gives Palestine an Inaugural Celebration Shout Out

John Nichols, The Nation. January 19, 2009.

This is "... an Irish dream, a European dream, an African dream ... an Israeli dream ... and also a Palestinian dream."

Bono: "Let's Put Humanity Back on Earth"

Bono, AlterNet. October 25, 2008.

In a recent speech, the pop star makes an impassioned call for Americans to resist the urge to turn inward during our troubled times.

Celebrity Colonialism: Buying Africa is the Latest Trend Among the Famous

Adam Elkus, Colorlines.com. May 2, 2007.

Are the efforts of well-meaning celebrities to alleviate Africa's poverty and disease the continent's salvation or a recipe for disaster?