Globalization wields powerful influence over societies and cultures. Business travelers and tourists both observe and distribute new ideas. New ideas, interactions, foods and products are tried, then embraced or discarded. With the internet or satellite television, films, publications, photographs, news reports and cartoons can travel instantly, entertaining or angering audiences around the globe. With social media like Facebook or Twitter, individuals offer news and own instant pronouncements on trends. Whether slowly through immigration or immediately online, these connections bring about some convergence of norms on fashion to human rights while also provoking challenges from traditionalists. A global society has emerged, and it’s tightly linked.

The Redistribution of Hope

Optimism and its many benefits shift from the West to the East
December 24, 2010

The Issue of Celebrities and Aid Is Deceptively Complex

Stars battle to deliver attention to worthy charities
Madeleine Bunting
December 23, 2010

The Meaning of Russia 2018

Scheduling World Cup events unveils new world order
Peter Tasker
December 14, 2010

Needing Students, Maine School Hunts in China

Rural town in Maine hopes to fill empty classrooms with Chinese teens
Abby Goodnough
November 5, 2010

Internet Users to Exceed 2 Billion by the End of 2010

One third of the globe uses the internet – mostly new users from developing nations
October 22, 2010