activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
Women's Sports Are Under Attack
Some things in life should be obvious. But for some reason, very few actually are. One thing you would think we could all agree on is fairness when it comes to equality for both men and women. Well, apparently, even that has taken a strange and bizarre twist.
When Prejudiced Providers Show Their True Colors
Over the last 20 years or so, a growing number of research articles and media reports have demonstrated that racial discrimination in healthcare is a serious issue. Indeed, discrimination in the healthcare setting is a significant cause of poor quality care among visible minorities in the US, UK, Canada, and other Western countries. This is demonstrated by the shocking racial disparities in quality of care across all medical specialties, as well as the testimonies of patients and healthcare workers of color. Furthermore, the evidence points to a systemic problem, rather than just “a few bad apples.”
Clare XanthosPublished about a year ago in The Swampe UK Government is lying about the state pension age.
MPs recently debated a petition to reduce the retirement age to 60 for everybody. During the debate MPS repeatedly cited the principle that people should be able to spend the final third of their life in a dignified retirement, the implication being that the state pension should allow this.
Axel P KulitPublished about a year ago in The SwampThe Rogue Scribe's Mental Assessment for Firearm Ownership
More shootings this week in the US. Is anyone shocked anymore? In previous posts, I've gone after broken men who clearly need more than just mental and emotional help. I doubt many sane people will disagree on that point.
The Rogue ScribePublished about a year ago in The Swamp...And then you have a tail!
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article contains a lot of hard truth about our society. ____________ super • sede [so͞opərˈsēd]
Ghana's Human Rights Violations 2022: Ghanians Angry at Report While Some are Fighting for Human Rights
Monday, 17 April 2023 The United States Department of State has released it's human rights report for 2022. As always Ghanians are screaming foul and racism, even though these are serious human rights violations. Truthful human rights issues.
IwriteMywrongsPublished about a year ago in The SwampThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
On the day after the Grand National, Britain’s biggest horse race, one of the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers ran the banner headline NATIONAL DISGRACE, accompanied by a photo of horses competing in the race. What this excitable organ views as a disgrace is not the fact that three perfectly healthy young horses were killed at the Aintree meeting this year, but rather the disgrace lies upon the shoulders of those who would like to see the annual carnage stopped. There were 118 arrests made at the course, as animal rights activists, a vegan mob, as one newspaper put it, tried unsuccessfully to halt the race.
Making laws that have the opposite effect from that which is claimed to be the intended one.
Making laws that have opposite effect to that which is claimed to be the intended one. How attitude changes when the law is changed to force people to a way of thought
Peter RosePublished about a year ago in The SwampLouisville Shooting: An Analysis of America's Continuing Gun Violence Epidemic
On Monday, April 10, 2023, the United States of America was once again gripped by the horror of another mass shooting. This time, it was the city of Louisville, Kentucky that was rocked by the sound of gunfire, leaving six people dead and eight injured. As the nation mourns yet another tragedy, it is time to examine the root causes of this continuing epidemic of gun violence and seek solutions to end it.
Muhammad HamzaPublished about a year ago in The SwampON the theoretical impossibility of Scottish Indepedence
In 1785 French mathematician Nicolas Condorcet discovered problems in the theory of voting when the voters had more than two alternatives. In his examination of various voting systems he discarded the first past the post system if there were more then two alternatives, because the least popular alternative might win even if it would lose in a series of pairwise elections.
Axel P KulitPublished about a year ago in The SwampFears Mount over Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
January 20th (Chicago, IL) – Perhaps for the first time since 2010 and reversing the nearly continuous downward spiral that began in 1995, the Doomsday Clock to nuclear disaster may be ticking backwards.
"Inside FIFA's Football Parallel Universe: Rampant, Systemic and deep-rooted corruption"
FIFA, the international governing body of football, has created a parallel universe that exists beyond national borders and transcends cultural differences. This universe is built around the global game of football, which has become the most popular sport in the world, with an estimated 3.5 billion fans worldwide.
Muhammad HamzaPublished about a year ago in The Swamp