Paul Wagner’s article about the organization Greenpeace talked about their way of affecting political affairs without being directly involved in politics. They seek to address various ecological problems around the world by bringing attention to the general public, and hoping that once they see what is truly happening they will be moved to action. Greenpeace still participates … [Read more...]
A Cyclic Cycle
Stiglitz's “Globalism’s Discontents” describes some of the consequences and outcomes of globalization. In general globalization and the liberalization of capital markets leads to increased prosperity, but that prosperity only extends so far, as is the case with many aspects of economic globalization. The ideology behind the liberalization of capital markets only works in … [Read more...]
Is it the End of the World (probably)
In Samuel Huntington’s “The Clash of Civilizations” he predicts, or more so informs the audience that an inevitable conflict is coming soon. He begins the article talking about the fault lines between civilizations, and why they will lead to some kind of war. However, once he establishes the fault lines he then proceeds to talk about how unbalanced and one-sided the struggle … [Read more...]