Human nature -- agression, greed, ...;
Enduring problems -- war, poverty, violence,...;
cultural traditions -- folk art, crafts, traditional songs, customs and ceremonies, ...;?
Social problems -- unemployment, public health, quality of life, environmental protection, criminal, ...;
Education -- job training, vocational education, adult education, (universal) basic education, basic environmental education, ...;
in jeopardy/danger, in the long run, ...;
Potential benefits, potential danger, implicit rationale, function of government, private foundations, environmental consciousness, taxpayer dollars/money, ultimate objectives of art/education/..., ...;
To satisfy our insatiable appetite for ..., to be circumspect about ..., to stem from ..., to lift human spirit, to lie a certian coldness and lack of compassionate, to raise a variety of issues (about ...), ...