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The Gauls at Home in Erin

June 2, 2006
Young Europeans now travel about the continent, overcoming language and cultural barriers in search of better work opportunities – a major cultural shift. One increasingly common migration trajectory is from France to Ireland. Ireland’s economy and job prospects, especially in fields like finance...

Church Sexuality Guide Calls for Compassion

November 4, 2003
Last week's consecration of an openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church threatened to break apart the global Anglican Church. Bishops from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and South America expressed strong dissent with the US church's decision. In light of the conflict, the Church of...

Doctors Who Kill

July 6, 2007
As reports emerge about physicians accused of planting and setting car bombs in the UK, the world grapples for reasons why. Doctors are only human, writes Regina Dwyer, a retired physician, in an essay for the International Herald Tribune. She suggests that a physician intent on terrorism could...

Global Economy Sails into a New Era

July 26, 2004
Oil is an input used in all aspects of the economy, from transporting goods to illuminating factories. So when oil prices increase, great economic repercussions can follow. According to James Hamilton, a professor of economics at the University of California at San Diego, oil shortages trailing...

Lies, Grief and a Ticket Home for Illegal Indian Migrants

April 12, 2007
Enduring hardship and abuse, the poor journey toward high paying jobs of Europe. A new route for Asians is through the Middle East to North Africa, then Spain. But the very length of the journey poses great risk: Migrants – many illiterate – risk life savings and remain vulnerable to trickery or...

Weather Plays Larger Role in Global Fuel Prices

July 3, 2008
Developed nations expect biofuels to help end reliance on fossil fuels, but the agricultural products – and their prices – are subject to the whims of weather. Flooding throughout the region that produces much of US corn raised ethanol prices by more than 20 percent, reports Jad Mouawad for the...

International Cooperation at a Crossroads

September 7, 2005
This month, world leaders will gather to review progress since the 2000 Millennium Declaration, a pledge to eliminate global poverty. Though much progress has been made, according to the United Nations 2005 Human Development Report, much work remains – particularly in order to meet the Millennium...

Supreme Court Blocks Trials at Guantánamo

June 30, 2006
Protesters throughout the world have vehemently opposed the US indefinitely holding suspected terrorists in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba – and the US Supreme Court has lent some support to that argument. The court ruled against the US use of military tribunals to try detainees held in the Guantánamo prison...
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