By Gustavo Martínez Contreras People find a world of reasons to run marathons: to fight cancer, to raise money for a charity, to fulfill a promise. But Antonio Tizapa runs for the reason that has dictated his every waking moment for more than two years: finding his son. It was […]
Globalization
Tech Industry Might Be Only Solution To Divide Between Lebanon and Israel
When the war between Lebanon and Israel began, there were no smartphones or wifi routers in every home. But today, technology could be the key to opening relations between the neighbors. Israel, known fondly as the “startup nation,” has seen a plateau in growth as the industry struggles to bring […]
New York City’s Ecuadorians Are Wealthiest Among Latino Communities by Kimberly Avalos
The Ecuadorian immigrant community might be one of the smallest Latino immigrant communities in New York but it is also the wealthiest. After many fled a serious of economic distresses in their homeland during the past 50 years, Ecuadorian immigrants have established financial strongholds in the United States to provide […]
South Africa and the Question of Continuing with an Industry That’s the “Backbone of the Modern Economy”
Driving down the dusty highway that connects Johannesburg to one of the world’s deepest and largest gold mines in the country, you cannot help but feel something, or someone is watching you. The tailings, rolling hills that are forged from the waste of mining for gold, shoulder the road like […]
Fewer Science Grads, Creeping BDS Movement Could Hobble Israel’s Tech Boom
Israel’s high tech sector is second only to California’s Silicon Valley. But it’s unlikely Silicon Wadi will challenge its American rival any time soon. Over the next decade, the Israeli high tech will have to face politically motivated economic pressure from abroad and a lack of skilled workers on […]
Shaking the Foreign Concessions in Liberia
The Liberian economy still runs on palm oil and rubber, but signs point to a future less dependent on sprawling plantations operated by foreign companies. Two years after the Ebola crisis brought the economy to a standstill, attention from government and international agencies to infrastructure, small farmers and land use […]
Brazilians flee economic crisis at home, look for the “American Dream”
A combination of political turmoil and economic recession in Brazil has forced thousands of Brazilians to leave the country in the last years. But cities like New York haven’t been able to keep up with the influx of Brazilian immigrants and a lack of services offered in Portuguese has hindered […]
Canada Embraces Free Trade and Globalization
While isolationism appears to be on the rise elsewhere, Canada recently signed a free trade deal with Europe and is set to begin exploratory trade talks with China. Lisa Thomson explains the importance of Canadian efforts to enhance trade relationships for both re-energizing the national economy and leveraging the country’s […]