controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Republicans Who Love Weed, Thank Joe Biden
Just like so many of us who support the federal legalization of marijuana and cannabis-related products, our president Joe Biden feels the same. He issued federal pardons yesterday for all prior federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
Americans Equating Any Level of Socialism as Stalinism Is First Class Brainwashing
Photo by Andrey A few years ago I was reading The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman. Detailing the anarchist movements that swept the world at the turn of the century, violence played out against the backdrop of enormous gaps between rich and poor. The United States was not immune as William McKinley could attest. So I couldn’t help wonder how the vast poor allowed the rich to get away with this in a country that voted. Well, if you consider how easily Barack Obama is sold as a socialist, the explanation is pretty straightforward.
By Rich Monetti4 years ago in The Swamp
Police in Fairfax County mistake a woman's car in a high speed chase.
Jamee's car was intentionally rammed by a police cruiser her car mistakenly thought to have been the car they were trying to catch in a high speed chase. This isn't true, her car and make was the same model they were trying to track down.
By Emily Curry (Rising Phoenix)4 years ago in The Swamp
The Informal Sector of the Cochabamian Economy
Cochabamba is the fourth-largest city in Bolivia and is located in a valley in the Andes mountain range. In Owners of the Sidewalk: Security and Survival in the Informal City, Daniel Goldstein writes about the people who had to relocate to the city from the agricultural lands and mining towns due to the effects of neoliberal reforms. In 1993, Planning Minister Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada was elected and soon after, the laws concerning imported food were changed such that the Bolivian farmers, who had lost their government-provided subsidies, could no longer compete with foreign farmers. (Goldstein 2016, 37). According to Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age, by Kenneth Guest, “ Stratification and inequality became more pronounced in industrialized capitalist economies over recent centuries, and this uneven development appears to be accelerating under forces of globalization” (Guest 2020, 345). As the nation globalized, the city’s informal economy grew.
By Sabine Lucile Scott4 years ago in The Swamp
Whites Fearing 'Replacement' Should Stop Killing Themselves
There is no doubt that the United States is becoming more diverse, with a rise in the multi-racial population from 9 million to 33.8 million since 2010. Those who identify as “white-alone” are still the majority at 61.6 percent, but there has been a 8.6 percent decrease, according to the 2020 Census.
By Vanessa Gallman 4 years ago in The Swamp
Nuclear missile train headed for Ukraine front line
According to reports, the Russian military nuclear missile train has been dispatched to the Ukrainian front line, and the Russian military may detonate a nuclear bomb on the Ukrainian border for a nuclear test. At the same time, the Italian media has stated that the Russian nuclear submarine Belgorod has also been dispatched, and the entire NATO is very nervous.
By Brillhart Gooden4 years ago in The Swamp
Ye is Never Ever Gonna Get Cancelled & My Thoughts on the "White Lives Matter" T-shirts
Warning: This story contains strong language so please excuse the language. Readers be advised. Grammy Winner Kanye West, Coon-ye, or Ye or Yeezy or Uncle Ruckus or whatever the fuck you want to call him has broke the internet and gotten our attention again.
By Gladys W. Muturi4 years ago in The Swamp
The Persistent Challenge of a United Europe
Poland and Hungary: A Democratic Dilemma One of the most recent and pressing examples of political and democratic crises within EU member states has been the situation in Poland, exacerbated by Hungary’s veto power. The European Union was founded on principles of human rights protection and the separation of powers—not just as ideals but as mandatory criteria for membership. However, Poland’s trajectory has raised concerns about democratic backsliding since the right-wing, Catholic-conservative party PiS secured a parliamentary majority.
By Sergios Saropoulos4 years ago in The Swamp
North Korea Fires a Missile Over Japan
Good Evening. I’m Jason Provencio, with Proven News Network. A new story, breaking from Japan. North Korea fires its 21st missile this year. That’s 1 more than Trump can count with his fingers and toe-sies. This problem with Missile #21? It flew over Japan.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer4 years ago in The Swamp
