From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent Much like China and Russia in the example cited in part one of this article it is easy to condemn or reject the actions or inactions of the UN but it is much harder to offer solutions or alternatives, something the Russians and Chinese failed to do in … Continue reading Is the United Nations a Vast Failure? Part II
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Is the United Nations a Vast Failure? Part I
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: The United Nations was formed in 1945, following the Second World War. The UN is mainly known for its peacekeeping efforts but is also actively involved in disaster relief, disarmament, the promotion of democracy, the promotion of gender equality, as well as a number of other things. The … Continue reading Is the United Nations a Vast Failure? Part I
Adoption & Child Trafficking
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines human trafficking as: (a) [...] the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the … Continue reading Adoption & Child Trafficking
Slavery in the Modern World
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: When many of us think of slavery our minds often focus on African Americans toiling on cotton fields in the south of the United States; or perhaps we envision slaves in the ancient world, usually building monuments dedicated to the glory of the Pharaoh. In fact slavery still exists … Continue reading Slavery in the Modern World
Cheap Chinese Labor: How Can U.S. Businesses Compete? Part II
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: In the first part of this article we saw the many difficulties that American manufacturers are faced with in trying to compete with their Chinese counterparts. It is difficult, if not impossible, to tell an employer who is forced to lay off a large number of workers or close … Continue reading Cheap Chinese Labor: How Can U.S. Businesses Compete? Part II
Cheap Chinese Manufacturing: How Can U.S. Businesses Compete? Part I
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent: For at least a decade now American manufacturers have been fighting what in most cases has been a losing battle against a tidal wave of cheap Chinese imports. There are a number of reasons why Chinese imports are so much cheaper than goods made in the U.S., and pretty … Continue reading Cheap Chinese Manufacturing: How Can U.S. Businesses Compete? Part I
A Herman & Chomsky Approach to the Joy Behar Show
Submitted to Thinking Outside the Boxe from a Pennsylvania Correspondent Herman and Chomsky suggest the media is made up by elitist for elites. What does this mean? In their book Manufacturing Consent they structure a “propaganda model” which purposes five filters that sift through the media before it is distributed to the general population. The … Continue reading A Herman & Chomsky Approach to the Joy Behar Show
An Examination of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam
Submitted to Thinking Outside the Boxe from a Pennsylvania Correspondent: Beyond Vietnam was written by Martin Luther King Jr. and presented on April 4, 1967 at Riverside church in New York City. The intention of the speech was to examine our effort in the war, “our” being the United States of America. The title itself expresses … Continue reading An Examination of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam
Disaster Aid & Relief: Government Responsibility or Private Funds?
From Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Sydney Correspondent The question of Government pouring millions of dollars into disaster relief is increasingly coming into focus as major economies face difficulties in supporting their own citizens. The seemingly endless tragic disasters that we see on the tv news has also contributed to a sense of donor fatigue. This … Continue reading Disaster Aid & Relief: Government Responsibility or Private Funds?
The American Dream
Submitted to Thinking Outside the Boxe from a Pennsylvania Correspondent It can be said that the American dream came alive before the country itself was founded. This particular nation was built by people determined to flourish outside the means their society of origin provided. “Whenever one's needs require more than what can be granted, or … Continue reading The American Dream
