Scholastic Update articles from March 1997

Scholastic Update archives from March 1997

Living in a global economy.(includes related article on current terms in international trade)
March 7, 1997... It's called "globalization" and it will affffect everyone. There will be winners and losers. Here's how world trade is changing your world--and the future. The moment your made-in Taiwan alarm clock goes off, before you're even fully awake,...

The great trade debate.(includes related article on the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on special interest groups)
March 7, 1997... Is free trade good or bad for America? That's the question at the center of the debate over the NAFTA treaty. Here's a guide to issues and a report card on the trade pact's impact. Where do you stand? Politicians argued over it during...

Who is making your sneakers?(includes related article on how to recognize products made in sweatshops)
March 7, 1997... Around the world, young kids labor their childhood away in sweatshops--making sneakers and soccer balls for American companies. Can anything be done? The next time you lace up your Nike Air Force basketball shoes and think about what a deal...

The state of the earth. (environmental damage)(Cover Story)
March 21, 1997... As the year 2000 approaches, it's time to take stock of our global health. How are the earth's land, air, water, and wildlife faring? What does earth's environmental future look like for young people heading into the next century? First,...

Environmental report card.(Cover Story)
March 21, 1997... What about the home front? How much progress has the United States made in protecting its environment? To answer that question, UPDATE consulted experts at three leading environmental organizations: the Natural Resources Defense Council,...

Rethinking recycling.
March 21, 1997... Does saving your bottles and bags save the earth? Or is recycling a waste of time and money? Benji Washburn spends much of his school day thinking about the three R's. Not reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic, but reduce, reuse, and recycle....

The stats of the Earth: a graphic look at the challenges to the planet's environment. (statistics)(Illustration)
March 21, 1997... As the calendar turns toward the end of the millenium, where exactly does the earth's environment stand? How much air is polluted? How many species have become extinct? When it comes to the natural environment, precise numbers are often hard...

Life's certainties: death and taxes. (tax system, tax reform)
March 21, 1997... Taxes. Everybody pays them and everybody hates them--so why can't somebody make them fairer? The Washington, D.C., press conference produced a collective yawn among reporters--and created barely a ripple among the public. On January 20,...

Where's that? A region can tell you a lot about a country - if you know where it is.
March 21, 1997... Hostages in Latin America, terrorism in the Persian Gulf, war in Sub-Saharan Africa. The stories in the news tell you what's going on, but do you have any idea where? These places aren't countries, but regions. Knowing a region can tell...

Destroyer of worlds. (development and use of the atomic bomb)
March 21, 1997... The development of the atomic bomb was the biggest secret of World War II. The decision to drop it remains one of the biggest controversies in American history. In May 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered, ending the nightmare of World War II in...