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Book Reveals What the World Eats
What's on the World's Dinner Table?Hungry Planet - What the World Eats, by Peter Menzel and Faith D'AluisioPublished by Material World Books, 2005, 287 pp.Hungry Planet Photo Credit: Amazon.com Coming...
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U.S. Immigration Policy Fritters Away Education Benefit
Close-minded immigration policy forces many U.S.-educated foreign students to seek other pastures.U.S. immigration policy - open, but subject to limitations. Photo Credit: Stock.xchng.com A halfhearted...
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Understanding the Falling Dollar
Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations talks about the U.S. dollar, foreign exchange markets, and how governments control currency.Economist Brad Setser discusses U.S. currency in terms of the...
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Providing Refugees and Immigrants the Skills to Thrive
Drew Katz discusses his experience working with local refugee and immigrant farmers in Portland, Oregon, USA.Alexander Velikoretskikh, with the help from Mercy Corps Northwest, has been able to gain...
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Raising Awareness - Global Citizen Corps Leaders Take Action
Americans have the resources and technology necessary to fight AIDS worldwide, and it is time for everyone to get involved.Young people are thirsty for an answer that will help developing countries,...
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The Next U.S. President and Trade
U.S. presidential candidates are highlighting the importance of how to approach trade, outsourcing and immigration in the face of globalization.Even with high growth and low unemployment, the United...
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The Old Saga of Not Enough Jobs
Many workers fear that technological innovations and outsourcing will lead to fewer available jobs. Economist Bernard Wasow argues that this is not necessarily true. Mechanized labor - Threat to job...
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Assisting Haitian Communities
David McNamee, Assistant Professor of International Business in Portland, United States hopes to bring his skills and experience to farmers in a small Haitian community.Etienne Francois (left) has...
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Holiday Giving
Shopping for the World.The holidays can be an ideal time to consider the great needs of the world. Photo Credit: Stock.xchng.comIn the United States, and around the world, shoppers will dole out...
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When Business Turns Green
By incorporating sustainable practices, UPS helps the environment while saving money. UPS takes small steps toward minimizing its environmental impact. Photo Credit: Flickr. For years now, Brown has...
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Globalization and the Markets
David Dapice, an economics professor at Tufts University, discusses how vulnerable the integrated world economy has become to failures in one part of the globe. Given the complicated financial links...
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Hollywood Still Seduces the World
Despite growing resentment of US foreign policy, Hollywood continues to experience record growth internationally, perpetuating both negative and favorable views of the US. With successful blockbusters...
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The Fair Trade Future
The authors of the book 'Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalization' suggest some key changes for the Fair Trade market. Coffee is one of the more notable commodities of the Fair Trade...
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Gates Foundation Can't Go It Alone
Bill Gates' forays into aid are to be welcomed, but they can only succeed alongside government involvement.Bill Gates is leaving his position as head of Microsoft this year, to focus on philanthropy....
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Much Ado About NAFTA
As November approaches both Democratic hopefuls are pointing fingers at NAFTA-- but what is really to blame for American job losses?To what degree can the Democratic candidates really blame NAFTA for...
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Al Gore and UN Climate Body
The 2007 prize was awarded for extraordinary efforts to build awareness about man-made climate change and measures needed to counteract it.Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States and author...
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