The telephone gap - Half the world's population has never placed a phonecall.

The computer gap - Only 3 percent of the world's population uses computers, and even in the rich United States half the population cannot afford them.

The unemployment gap - Even in affluent Western Europe, 19 million people cannot find jobs.

The poverty gap - At least 27 million Americans are now living in poverty, and 40 percent of the nation's poor are children.

The education gap - More than half of America's young people leave school without the foundation needed to hold a good job.

The violence trap - 270,000 American students carry guns to school.

The wealth gap - 20% of Americans now earn 80 percent of the country's annual income.

The knowledge gap - The have-nots become the know-nots and do-nots.