Blog Action Day

I know I'm late, but this is what happens when you spend most of your waking day away from the computer. So sue me.  Read More »

No, it's not.

A few years ago in my Human Geography class, a girl argued that the US (or it could have been another country in practice for Model UN) should not send any type of aid to countries that are in need of it because, in essence, it's the fault of the government and/or people of that country.

It's their own problem, and we should have no hand in fixing it.  Read More »

Poverty has been a much debated condition since the times of the Industrial Revolutions. Even before those times there has likely been the Haves and Have Nots. The exact root of the problem has never been determined exactly, but the theories over time have been very interesting. In the study of economics and government poverty is an interesting topic with a lot of historical significance.  Read More »

France boasts the sixth largest economy by nominal GDP. It is the fourth largest importer and fifth largest exporter of manufactured products and the leading agricultural importer and exporter. It is the second most important outward direct investor in the OECD [Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development]. And it is the most energy independent Western nation.  Read More »

Biotechnology can be an answer for a hollow stomach that is aching for something to be chewed on. It has been supported by the World Health Organization that bio-crops could and be the answer for over one billion people living in absolute poverty. Biotechnology is the altering or adding of genetics to create superior or better products.  Read More »

Every year about 25,000 people turn eighteen in foster care and are forced to stop living in the government’s care. Most of these youth end up in poverty because of a lack of training, experience, and support. Foster care children have low expectations, and are not viewed in the public’s eye as college oriented or successful.  Read More »

“Global warming is connected to the deterioration of health conditions and the increase of especially among the billions of people around the world who live in poverty.”  Read More »

“AIDS is the disease of poverty”  Read More »