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The G8 and the Elephant
in the Living Room
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Any potential good that might have come from the recent summit
of the world's economic giants was overshadowed by the death of two rioters among
approximately 100,000 who gathered in Genoa to protest the talks. Widespread international
poverty remains unresolved, and the United States grows increasingly unpopular.
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Restoration
Christ said that the poor would always be with you.
Now, 2,000 years later, that prophecy still haunts mankind. Despite the best efforts
of some highly intelligent people, no one has designed an economic system capable
of eliminating poverty among nations. Last month leaders of the world's richest nations,
"the G8," met in Genoa, Italy, for their annual summit to discuss world
economic affairs. Melvin Rhodes analyzes the implications of these and similar meetings
in this issue's lead article.
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