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.
My Proposal to Stop This Pandemic
Doom scrolling about the ongoing pandemic is, and you all can say it with me, the worst. It seems like no matter how many times you hit the refresh page on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or whatever soul-sucking app that we've voluntarily sold our information to, there's no shortage of friends, colleagues, depraved uncles and aunts that are all sucked into a vast web of conspiracy theories about COVID-19, false notions of race wars, and, Heaven forfend! Socialists! In America?! I must refer to all instances of state regulation of the pandemic as Orwell's 1984, or else how will the world know of the impending doom that is known as the Social Justice Warrior Socialist Communist BLM Plague!?!
By Ben Howard3 years ago in The Swamp
Wake Up America
Over the last few days I have been watching online videos of police and black African American interactions, usually to do with some alleged traffic infraction. Now I don't have any statistics to hand about what percentage of stops are black as opposed to white, but it does seem to me that that quite often blacks are picked out and treated differently than whites. But this is not the main point I want to address here. What I do want to address is the issue of how things go down when it is a black person who is being stopped.
By Adam Evanson3 years ago in The Swamp
Australia’s News Media: An Anglo-Celtic Panopticon
HOW’S DIVERSITY coming along in the Australian news media? Not so much. A study by the non-profit Media Diversity Australia, entitled Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories? and released August 2020, details just how white Anglo-Celtic the Australian news media is. But it was not surprising — not for someone from a non-English speaking background who’s been a journalist in Australia for 34 years: everywhere I’ve worked in the country, it’s been a wall of white Anglos as far as the eye could see.
By Wilson da Silva3 years ago in The Swamp
India says no headway in China Latest News Pakistan
The Indian Defense Minister said on Wednesday that negotiations between India and China continue to move forward to end the conflict in the disputed Himalayan border area, as there are tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides facing the harsh winter in the mountains.
By Sana Bilal3 years ago in The Swamp
Seaspiracy - Raising Questions About The Fishing Industry
Last night I had takeaway fish and chips. Today I watched Seaspiracy and wish I could return the fish and chips. Fish has always been a big part of my diet, especially since I gave up red meat. I thought it was fine to eat fish as long as it came from sustainable sources and was certified as dolphin friendly. After watching Seaspiracy, I’m questioning if any fish is safe to eat.
By Reija Sillanpaa3 years ago in The Swamp
The US is currently under four-pronged pressure in Afghanistan
The US was to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by April. But there are no signs of it. Instead, the US is delaying the withdrawal. U.S. troops will withdraw if the Taliban refrains from terrorism under the terms of a peace deal signed under President Donald Trump. Last month, US President Joe Biden expressed uncertainty over the withdrawal of troops. Biden's remarks raised doubts about the implementation of the peace deal.
By Shoaib Rahman3 years ago in The Swamp
Hong Kong beat SARS in '03. Their experience has paid off in 2021.
In a stretch of time that has been all too literally plagued with troubles, the world has witnessed varying degrees of public health success and shortcoming. For much of the Western hemisphere - particularly in the US - COVID-19 has wreaked havoc, with cases piling on daily for much of the last year.
By Phil Rosen3 years ago in The Swamp