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Black Refugees Matter
We’ve all seen it, or at least some version of it. The doe eyed Syrian child shell shocked and covered in blood wandering dusty streets after a bombing.
Amal MatanPublished 7 years ago in The SwampBrexit’s Influence on the GBP Exchange Rate
At first, when the referendum came up, many people supported the "Britain should remain in the European Union" position. This is because it is familiar for people to have Britain as a part of the EU. But Brexit is a possibility for the United Kingdom to renew its transatlantic alliance and also could strengthen the role of Britain.
Andrea DawsonPublished 7 years ago in The SwampFrom My Front Porch
Poverty. We all know it's out there but how many people really know and understand what it is and what it's like? According to a 2015 Census report poverty affects approximately 43 million Americans that's about 1 in 7 people. An additional 19 million live in deep poverty, making less than 50% of poverty level income annually. So what exactly is poverty level income? Well according to that same 2015 report the federal poverty level for the continental US is as follows:
Claudia SandersPublished 7 years ago in The SwampDemocracy Must Rule
Democracy must rule if the world is going to cope with the future. It must be real democracy and not this mismatch of a mix of elites superficially controlled by political parties.
Peter RosePublished 7 years ago in The Swamp'The Mooch' Launches Vulgar Tirade On 'New Yorker' Reporter
Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, apparently has quite the mouth on him. Although "The Mooch" seemed quite serene and conciliatory in his first appearance at the communications lectern, the man who called The New Yorkerreporter Ryan Lizza July 26 was anything but. According to Lizza, Scaramucci wanted to know who leaked information about a dinner that he had with President Trump, the First Lady, Sean Hannity and former Fox News executive Bill Shine. When Lizza refused to reveal his sources to Scaramucci, the communications director tried to appeal to his sense of patriotism.
Christina St-JeanPublished 7 years ago in The SwampThe Land Which Was Once Free
In case some of you have been living in a cave for the last few years, the former Land of the Free has changed into the land which common sense forgot. Gone has the get up and get things done. Replaced by the let's sit and watch dumbed down television and eat vast quantities of burgers etcetera.
Michael BlairPublished 7 years ago in The SwampFrom Laissez-Faire to State Welfare
Britain was unique in that it was the first country to experience industrial revolution. This had a profound impact on the British population. As industrialization expanded and as a result of urbanization, the population size within major cities expanded dramatically, sanitation issues and increased cases of deadly disease (mainly within the poor and working class) began to rise.
Joe SnaithPublished 7 years ago in The SwampThe Handmaid's Tale Asks Some Huge Questions About Society
The Handmaid's Tale has been airing on Channel 4 in the UK for the past few months and its first season comes to its conclusion on Sunday night as the world waits to find out if Offred has become pregnant.
Phillipa HopwoodPublished 7 years ago in The Swamp