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Water Tap Often Shut to South Africa's Poor

May 29, 2003
In an attempt to lessen the government's financial burden from household utilities, the South African government has decided to privatize public water operations and start cutoff standards and water-pricing. According to some government officials, this new policy can give people the incentive...

Lingering Job Insecurity of Silicon Valley

March 9, 2004
Despite the recent upsurge in business activity, skilled technology workers remain in weak demand in the US. Experienced and well-educated computer scientists and software engineers - many of whom boast PhDs - are falling victim to broad market forces that, until recently, have affected primarily...

America's Broadband Dream is Alive in Korea

May 5, 2003
According to a vision of Internet technology, one would be able to watch television programs, attend training workshops, sing karaoke, shop, and play interactive games – all of it online. Although Internet has changed patterns of consumption and sociality in the US, it has not yet realized its...

Romania, a Poor Land, Imports Poorer Workers

April 16, 2007
Foreign investors appreciate Romania for its low labor costs. But once Romania joined the European Union as of January 1, 2007, many of its young, skilled workers moved away to Europe’s wealthiest cities. As a result, some employers – especially those in small dreary factory towns – confront...

Iraq Teach-In

John Gaddis, Charles Hill, Donald Kagan, Paul Kennedy, Ellen Lust-Okar
March 3, 2003

Fuel Subsidies for Some Make Oil More Expensive for All

July 28, 2008
Governments try to help out their citizens by subsidizing fuel. But such subsidies also encourage growth in the oil markets and remove incentives to conserve. “The oil company BP, known for thorough statistical analysis of energy markets, estimates that countries with subsidies accounted for 96...

Worthy Goal

November 18, 2003
“The negotiations over a Free Trade Area of the Americas are not ultimately about agriculture subsidies, orange juice, or even competing claims of jobs won or lost,” argues Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas. “Rather, they are about building a democratic hemisphere...

New Mapping Technique Offers Hope for Madagascan Wildlife

April 15, 2008
Environmentalists, governments, researchers and even some businesses have good reason to protect the world’s biodiversity. High-resolution satellite images allow researchers to identify and map biodiversity “hotspots,” reports Jessica Aldred in the Guardian. “Traditionally, conservation work has...
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