May 20, 2008
On May 15, Zimbabwe printed its first $500 million bill.

May 13, 2008
The idea of going green is catching on in a big way with consumers, local organizations, cities, governments and corporations.

May 6, 2008
The paranoia surrounding the post-9/11 world never ceases to entangle questions of security and economics in the United States.

April 15, 2008
As the Olympic torch has made its way around the world, its journey has become more and more sensational.

April 8, 2008
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited South America March 13.

March 11, 2008
China and Russia are two of the most important countries in the world.

November 27, 2007
The U.S. dollar is tanking. Students are well aware our dollar is worth less and less when they go up to Canada for a weekend, study abroad in Europe or travel to Mexico for spring break.

November 6, 2007
It seems like the cover of the New York Times is reporting a new production scandal everyday. Food, toys, healthcare and beauty products, pharmaceuticals and clothing have all become a sudden concern.

October 23, 2007
Democracy is dying.

October 9, 2007
The United States has been advocating a transition away from natural gases and fuel to alternative energy sources. One of the prime candidates the government and automobile companies have turned to is ethanol.

May 31, 2007
Our campus is filled with students raising awareness for various issues. We spend so much time talking about "raising awareness." We raise awareness of AIDS orphans in Africa, we raise awareness for breast cancer, we raise awareness for subsistence farmers. But why?

May 10, 2007
When the Three Gorges Dam was proposed in China in the mid-1990s, international groups raised their voices in concern.

April 19, 2007
Average gas prices in Seattle have reached $3.10 per gallon in the past week; just a month ago, average gas prices were $2.80 per gallon.

March 29, 2007