What was the decade of the '00s about? The following nine trends are a snapshot of some of the driving forces we're dealing with now at the turn of the decade.
The retrenchment of the American consumer blows a chill wind over the sentiments of consumers and business investment. Only the Obama Administration's fiscal stimulus resists the decline of demand.
Avatar was much better than good. Cameron has now set the bar so high that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas will spend the rest of their careers trying to reach the planet Pandora.
Arab countries are making strides in trying to improve journalism curricula, but still face strictures, obstacles and challenges to press freedom as w...
The execution of Akmal Shaikh, a heroin smuggler who suffered from bipolar disorder, raises questions about China's treatment of mentally ill prisoners.
It probably will not take 50 years for China to take over Taiwan, and China would probably not put up with the situation for that long.
A disturbing story out of China compels me to resolve that when critiquing the state of American democracy, I will always bear in mind how fortunate I am to have been born in the U.S.A.
Kids squealed with delight just feet from impromptu graveyards erected just days after December 26, 2004. It is a mixture of heartbreak and hope, joy tempered on this island by the memory of a past much too recent to die.
There is an incredible opportunity to create domestic jobs, lower carbon emissions and lessen our dependence on foreign energy by stimulating the solar industry. We have the financial and solar resources to make it happen.
Is the quiet meditative expectation for a monk really in contradiction to a skateboard ride? Maybe outsiders don't understand the life of a monk in our contemporary world.
Forget how much we can trust the climate efforts of China and the rest of the developing world. How much can it trust ours?
The charities' performances ran from reasonably effective in localized areas to downright scandalous in their opportunism to raise money around the tsunami.
During the Vietnam War I was imprisoned for eight years, three of which were spent in solitary confinement. I am often asked how I was able not only to survive, but go on to resume a normal life.
Read more at http://crs.org/ By Cecile Sorra Even though Catholic Relief Services is an agency seasoned with more than 65 years' experience respondi...
There are certainly many alternatives for purchasing products with greater ethical standards. But let's face it -- parents are busy, disposable incomes are tight, children need stimulation, time is money, and this is America.
The vast differences between countries and within the environmental movement are telling as to how COP15 failed to result in a binding agreement. Where do we go from here?
Five years ago the world watched in horror as nearly 230,000 people, particularly women and children, perished in the tsunami that struck south Asia.
How should Westerners respond to a conviction that violates our sense of decency? Above all, we should not wag fingers, or patronize.
I returned to Sri Lanka for eight months after the tsunami to work on my book about the island Not Quite Paradise. I thought I had finished the book in 2004, but then the wave hit. And everything changed.
Five years on from the terrible tsunami of 2004 that ravished our island, now is truly an exciting time for Sri Lanka. We are creating a land of opportunity for all Sri Lankans and no one will be left behind.
The danger in China's off-balance sheet shell game is that a good percentage of the original loans have been made to companies with oodles of political clout but absolutely no chance of every repaying the loan.
