Vision considers various areas of worldwide concern—issues that, unless addressed and resolved, will contribute to humanity’s ultimate demise. What will it take to solve the most pressing problems faced by modern societies?
Overcoming such global issues as corruption, inequality and power politics requires that we collectively embrace a different set of overarching values.
As we get further into the 21st century, the twin ideologies of democracy and capitalism, which have long dominated Western culture, seem to be struggling. What is to become of these widely admired pillars of society?
Throughout history, too many leaders have used their power to subvert justice, engage in corrupt activities and oppress other people. In this article collection, Vision examines such abuses and what it will take to end them.
What is it about the human mind that makes us so susceptible to faulty thinking? It may seem like a rhetorical question, but we live at a time when our very survival could depend on understanding the answer.
Although humanity’s historical record hints at a great capacity for love, we’ve left a bloody trail that belies our best intentions. Will we ever outgrow our penchant for violence?
Hardly a week goes by without another act of terror making headlines somewhere. Is there a way to make sense of something that for most of us seems so irrational?
One hundred years ago, on November 11, 1918, World War I formally ended. In this collection of articles, Vision takes a closer look at “the war to end all war” and at the human proclivity for conflict.
The United Nations General Assembly first celebrated One Day in Peace on the first day of the new millennium, and a later resolution invited “all the peoples of the world to celebrate One Day in Peace, 1 January 2002, and every year thereafter.”
The U.N. says the current economic crisis is “deepening hunger worldwide,” and warns that the effects of wide-scale hunger may have irreversible consequences on health, education and productivity.