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.

A Pageant with a Purpose

African beauty queens with AIDS show that HIV-positive status is losing its stigma
Simon Robinson
February 28, 2005

India's City of Contrasts May Really Need Two Names

Mumbai or Bombay? Depends on whom you ask
Anand Giridharadas
February 28, 2005

An End to Killing Kids

Does the recent court ruling on capital punishment show that the United States can be swayed by world opinion?
March 2, 2005

"What Aspect of Islam is Supposedly Under Threat?"

The West should not mistake conservative patriarchs as emblematic of Islam, says women's rights advocate
Yoginder Sikand
February 10, 2005

Foreign Hoopsters Get a Crucial Assist

After migrating to Korea, American basketball players must adapt on and off the court
Chanel White
February 17, 2005