Politics
Mera Jism Meri Merzi--Negative Feminism
By Shahid Abbasi · 5 years ago
Mera Jism Meri Merzi--Negative Feminism
by Shahid Ali Abbasi
The all-pervasive notion of Mera Jism Meri Merzi in Pakistan needs a deep and careful analysis. On the surface. it looks simple and gives an easy ...
The Least Worse Presidential Candidate? Trump, Biden, Sanders, Warren, Yang, Buttitieg, Bloomberg?
By An Ho · 5 years ago
It is widely known the upcoming 2020 Presidential election will be the most important election in our generation. President Trump, isn't exactly earning the approval of the majority of Americans and the Democratic Party does ...
Europe suffers from excessive care on the part of the U.S.
By Adomas Abromaitis · 5 years ago
Historically, the U.S. perceives the EU as a developing organization which needs guidance and advice. Though just a few years ago Europe seemed more united and found consensus more easily, the United States managed to ...
How to Properly Insult a Democrat- Voters Guide for GenXYZ, Millennials and some Boomers too.
By Axel Thomas · 5 years ago
If you have an overwhelming desire to control our climate, vote Democrat. But can you really predict the climate when our planet is spinning at 1000 MPH, revolving around the sun at 67,000 MPH, moving ...
Who really defends the Baltic States?
By Viktors Domburs · 5 years ago
About 500 U.S. troops arrived in Lithuania in October. This news is widely discussed all over the Baltic States and Europe.
The issue of permanent NATO presence in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia has been discussed ...
Two-faced Lithuanian politics
By Adomas Abromaitis · 5 years ago
Lithuania continues attempts to support the image of a democratic state and at the same time not to lose foreign military support.
On September 26, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda made his first address at the ...
Do Something
By June Stepansky · 5 years ago
I have been waiting for many years for the Republicans in Congress to act to make our country safer from mass shootings I thought they would do something when 20 children and 6 adults were ...
UNRWA Under Fire
By Omar Abdullah · 5 years ago
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, has been building the Palestinian human capital and equipping boys and girls with education, vocational training and improved livelihoods for years. For some time ...
Random Thoughts About War
By June Stepansky · 6 years ago
War is a complex problem which will not be easy to solve. The reason for this is that war has many underlying causes that are often difficult to identify and change. There are economic imperatives ...
A New View of Crime and Punishment
By June Stepansky · 6 years ago
Whether we live in poor areas or more affluent environments, we are all affected by the crime around us and the fear it engenders in all of us.
Long ago people viewed crime in a ...
Freedom of Speech in a Diverse World
By June Stepansky · 6 years ago
Voltaire (1694—1778) said, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". That statement made so long ago is more timely than ever.
As ...
Greed in our Time
By June Stepansky · 6 years ago
"Greed is Good !"--from the movie "Wall Street"
More than 2000 years ago the wise and famous scholar Hillel wrote " If I am not for myself who will be for me. If I am ...
About Media and Influence
By June Stepansky · 6 years ago
We are fortunate to live in a country and at a time when we have almost unlimited access to information — political, social and personal through many TV and radio outlets, through newspapers and through the internet. ...
The U.S.: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia cost $125 million
By Viktors Domburs · 6 years ago
The U.S. does its best to strengthen its positions in the Baltic States. The U.S. hunts out excuses for being there, having no actual reason and legal grounds to deploy its military contingent in the ...
Social uncertainty weakens Latvia
By Viktors Domburs · 6 years ago
The latest data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that at the beginning of 2018 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 934 thousand, which is 15.7 thousand people fewer than a year ago. ...
No one will deter Russia in the Baltic region
By Viktors Domburs · 6 years ago
Recently researchers and analysts of the RAND Corporation issued the report "Exploring Requirements for Effective Deterrence of Interstate Aggression."
The stated aim of this report is "to provide a fresh look at the subject in ...
Give people mansions because they can breathe, and because they can count to 10
By Thomas Cullen · 7 years ago
I don’t exactly believe in mansions. Mansions are nothing more than the effect of miscalculated management and government. If people were much better at co-ordinating with other people, mansions along with nationalism and skyscrapers wouldn’t ...
What influence does print media have on elections?
By Cerys Elder · 7 years ago
As you’ve probably noticed, we’re living in a digital age. Due to this, print media is often overlooked and is seen as a less effective way to spread a message. But what if we told ...
UAE sponsors controversial anti-Qatar conference in London
By John Baker · 7 years ago
LCPA, London, UK (09.09.2017) – A controversial UAE conference has been announced late august 2017 in London, UK. The Conference planned to take place on 14th September 2017 seems to be yet another UAE endeavour ...
Idi Amin’s Reign of Terror, Trial and Error
By Dr. Vincent Womujuni · 8 years ago
Introduction
Whenever the name "Idi Amin" is invoked, it denotes elements of brutality, bloodshed and dictatorship--the leadership techniques that made him famous for being infamous. Amin was arguably one of the most polarizing political leaders ...