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.

Romanian Abattoir Defends Horsemeat Trade

Low-cost processed meals are suspect
Neil Buckley
February 14, 2013

In China, Vast Chasm Between the Rich and the Rest

The rich flaunt their belongings, and resentment is rising
Sim Chi Yin
February 11, 2013

Match-Fixing: Gambling Is Destroying Sport

No country is immune
Declan Hill
February 8, 2013

What Does It Mean to Be Comfortable?

Globalization upends cultural expectations on preferred temperatures
Maggie Koerth-Baker
February 7, 2013

Ambassador: Germany Needs Skilled Workers From India

Studying German language first would be helpful
February 4, 2013