The possibility of a future with many fewer hungry people and food production that is more sustainable and more environmentally friendly exists.

Students of contemporary anti-Americanism stress its longevity and continuity. It is as old as the American Republic itself, and it shares many features with anti-Semitism, which is much older. If anti-Semitism has been a historical constant for two thousand years, anti-Americanism is a fixture of modernity-a mind-set that arose with the crumbling of the feudal order under the onslaught of industrialization, capitalism, and liberalism.

Poverty alleviation will only come about by doing more than simply dealing with the economic dimension of development. If we do not take into account the environmental and ecological dimensions, the sustainability of that economic growth will certainly be jeopardized.