mperches October 31, 2007 at 3:22 pm
# 2 Comments A specter is haunting the global economy—the specter of Corporatization. Many Powers of the global economy have entered into an alliance to purge this specter: consumers, unions, activists and protesters, and interlopers.
Let it be known that:
1. The Corporations are widely acknowledged by all Powers in the global economy [...]
Germai Medhanie October 30, 2007 at 2:07 pm
# No Comment YetUnionizing used to be a viable strategy for U.S. workers. Workers would prefer to form a union. Those workers who formed unions indeed benefited. But in today’s global economy, corporations don’t stay around when they don’t get their way. They leave the workers on edge; they breed insecurity andfear that they may leave at any [...]
Priscilla_Y October 29, 2007 at 10:53 pm
# 3 CommentsSimply put, a lot. The number of times that the bible addresses money and how we should manage it are countless. This probably means that people over 2,000 years ago were dealing with similar issues of greed, materialism, and selfishness that plague our society today.
Nonetheless, I believe that the problem of materialism in [...]
alma October 29, 2007 at 10:44 pm
# 5 CommentsThe American media plays a crucial role in shaping the psyche of United States citizens as well as people all over the world. Media at the hands of people with conformist values aids in upholding each of the Hierarchical Polarization Processes. But media that is driven by earnest attempts at social change has the [...]
Bushra October 29, 2007 at 4:57 pm
# 7 Comments
In the west, the stereotypical picture of a Muslim woman is one in which she hides behind a veil, voiceless and bereaved of her rights. As a Muslim woman, I find these images offensive because I have observed the progress first-hand. In
Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim country, women work in many different fields, such as medicine, [...]
Bryn Sederholm October 29, 2007 at 4:54 pm
# One CommentThe core goal of second-wave feminism was to achieve economic and political parity with men. Through adopting paid, traditionally masculine work and subscribing to masculine values (such as competitive careerism) that shape the workforce, women sought to achieve equality with men (Matthaei, 2001). This movement is an example of an equal opportunity process [...]
Jessica Planos October 29, 2007 at 4:39 pm
# 7 Commentsthe sphynx of capitalism states
that on four legs we shall race against our fathers.
on two we shall race against one another,
pushing through the throng to be the first lemming off the cliff,
carrying the most jewels,
our margins increasing faster than drop down of a swan song.
but on three legs?
is it still possible to [...]
erisha October 29, 2007 at 4:30 pm
# 3 CommentsWomen & the Microcredit Movement: A Transformative Process
A mother of three in a squatter community in
Kathmandu tells her success story of opening a small restaurant from a microcredit loan.
A nursery teacher in rural
South India works to start more microcredit groups for the women in her village.
A behen[1] of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Bank [...]
Rosa Deng October 29, 2007 at 4:20 pm
# No Comment YetSince the realization of “The Invisible Hand,” capitalism has played a crucial part in shaping the society that we live in. Along with the emergence of capitalism came equal opportunity, the self-made man, and the American Dream, paving the way for a level of social mobility that was previously unheard [...]
RMoody October 29, 2007 at 4:02 pm
# 4 CommentsA constant struggle in my own life has been how to balance material desire and nonmaterial happiness. I am finally realizing that when considering my future academic or career goals, I need to take more into account than financial security. I need to do something that fulfills me emotionally and gives me a sense of [...]