Reducing or doing away with American agricultural subsidies that impoverish third-world farmers would also be a great help. So would the tariff and non-tariff barriers that the U.S. uses against many products from these struggling countries.
Paying its dues to the United Nations and ending its childish carping about that important institution would help, since U.N. agencies perform many valuable services for the world's children, its refugees, and international cooperation and understanding.
In general, concern for democracy calls for the U.S. to start behaving more like a responsible neighbor in the international community and rather less like an 18th century French aristocrat who barely notices as his carriage thumps over the body of whoever happened to be in its path.
By John Chuckman
YellowTimes.org Columnist (Canada)
John Chuckman encourages your comments: jchuckman@YellowTimes.org
YellowTimes.org is an international news and opinion publication. http://www.YellowTimes.org
Paying its dues to the United Nations and ending its childish carping about that important institution would help, since U.N. agencies perform many valuable services for the world's children, its refugees, and international cooperation and understanding.
In general, concern for democracy calls for the U.S. to start behaving more like a responsible neighbor in the international community and rather less like an 18th century French aristocrat who barely notices as his carriage thumps over the body of whoever happened to be in its path.
By John Chuckman
YellowTimes.org Columnist (Canada)
John Chuckman encourages your comments: jchuckman@YellowTimes.org
YellowTimes.org is an international news and opinion publication. http://www.YellowTimes.org