During the 20th Century, Marxism and capitalism were the contending economic theories and the world was almost engulfed by a Third World War due to this struggle.However, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the other communist bloc governments laid the way for the triumph of capitalism. But today half of the world’s population lives [...]

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Environmental problems in AfricaThe environmental problems seem to be key challenges of the XXIst century. In the previous years the world politics and every person in general was occupied with politics and wars. But with the development of new technologies, with the increasing number of plants and factories all kind of manufacturing in general, a [...]

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Presentation Technology in the Digital Age Presentation technology has changed the way our culture communicates. From the corporate boardroom to external communications with customers, presentations have impacted every aspect of the business community. This penetration has been largely achieved through two key advances. The first and perhaps most significant advance is the open accessibility to [...]

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President’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February, and this year it falls on February 19, 2006. To celebrate President’s Day, I’ve collected some of my favorite leadership quotes from US Presidents.The leaders of this country have had some extraordinary obstacles to overcome and they’ve had to rise to meet many challenges. They [...]

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In 6th century Athens, three groups of inhabitants were created after the changes initiated by Solon. First there were the Pedinoi, i.e. the land-owning aristocrats who lived on their estates like forgotten feudal lords. The second group was the Paralioi, who worked in trade and shipping. Among their ranks, a new class was evolving on [...]

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Clive Hamilton’s Quarterly Essay, “What’s Left? The Death of Social Democracy” provides a searing critique of the ALP, and of the politics of “aspiration” and endless economic expansion that have come to dominate the political field of thought and governance.Hamilton argues forcefully that the “model of deprivation” which fuelled social democratic thought for much of [...]

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