Growing Crises Growing crises have begun to run away. US military power, coupled with NATO power, seeks hegemony by use of force. The Mid-East conflict remains unresolved and could precipitate a wider war. The condition of the Palestinian people becomes more perilous. U.S. policies have been counterproductive in Africa and have aggravated the turmoil.
Infectious diseases permeate international barriers.
The world community has not been able to organize effective remedies to growing medical catastrophes. During an era of great prosperity, pockets of substantial poverty blight the American landscape. Despite civil rights laws and decades of education, racism remains a problem in the United States. After years of massive spending and technological advantages, the U.S. educational system is considered a failure. After decades of bureaucratic fumbling, social problems, such as crime, teen age violence and suicide, and drugs, have not been sufficiently reduced.