The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the
common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed
services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of
public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase
jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.
Job seekers will find the most
common industries are construction,
public administration, accommodation and food
services and health care.