Politics And Ethics
There is a deep crisis of confidence between the people and the political class in America today, and this reality cuts across all ideological boundaries. Further, this growing mistrust between politicians, business leaders and ordinary citizens is a global problem, which brings some serious questioning about the core principles or our democracies. This questioning can […]
Smiling Faces Of Freaky American Nationalism
Although the terms fascism and neofascism are highly charged, it is instructive to consider the possibility that neofascist beliefs have insinuated themselves via the religious right into mainstream American society, culture, and law.
Beating Pens Into Plowshares
The biggest problem confronting a timely exit from this recession is the GOP exploiting easy political targets. Instigating a populist revolt against deficit spending when they should be working to fix the mess that they made.
Should Looting Be Considered A Crime After A Disaster?
It seems that one of the only common thread to any social groups in any culture or country after a natural disaster is an inability for the governmental authorities to bring necessary help to its people, and further to care more about the dissolution of the social order, in its more raw expression which is […]
Africa: Celebrating 50 Years Of Independence From Colonial Powers
Time Line The year 1960 marked a sea of change in most sub-Saharan Africa. Fourteen countries in West Africa became free from their French colonial ruler, the Belgian Congo became Zaire, Somalia and Nigeria broke from the control of the vanishing British empire. The new nations were following in the footsteps of Liberia, a state […]
