What was at first thought to be a knee-jerk reaction, a simple trend in social activism, has proven itself once again to be a movement showing no signs of slowing down. This past week, Black Lives Matter protests hit the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob
On Thursday of this past week, Presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled his plan to revive the US economy from the fallout of the coronavirus-related recession with a pledge to “build back better.” In other words, he promised a vision of economic success, one that appears over-optimistic as we reach the
Facebook and other social media platforms have seen a huge drop in advertisers recently as companies flock to join the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign. Over the course of this past week, Lego, Ford and Starbucks have paused marketing on all social mediums. Facebook has seen the most backlash, with
Based on figures from John Hopkins University, the U.S. recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 Coronavirus infections on Thursday. Considering many other Western countries are seeing loosened restrictions following strict lockdowns and strong civilian participation in social distancing protocols, the U.S. is once again showing its true colors: a
“We don’t know what are the plans regarding the rights of the Palestinians residing in these territories,” said Tamar Hermann, a public opinion analyst at the Israel Democracy Institute. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is maintaining the timeline to annex parts of the West Bank and thus expand Israel’s sovereignty over
This past week, the newly launched HBO Max pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its film library. Its removal comes in response to the social unrest sweeping across the United States, resulting in quite possibly the largest civil rights movement in human history. Since the classic film has been removed,
What can I say that will make this right? What can I do? Perhaps I should wait and listen, hold off a few days until the waves begin to settle. But then won’t I be too late? Will my silence be the voice of complicity? Maybe I should attend a
People all across the globe are watching the U.S., captivated by the mountain of smoke rising up from burning buildings, the 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, the widespread economic distress, and the failings of a splintered government. It has been said that “our country is on fire,” that our democracy is
President Trump announced Friday that places of worship are to be deemed “essential services,” accompanied with a brusque command for governors to reopen churches and other houses of prayer that have otherwise remained closed by the coronavirus pandemic. While the declaration will be seen as a relief to those who
An Unknown Crisis, An Ignored People On 15 May 2020, it was reported that the first coronavirus case has been detected in one of Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps, according to Aljazeera. This settlement in southern Bangladesh is home to a million refugees and fears have risen as to the possible
The Issue At Hand While the global community continues to face the unprecedented ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world of international espionage and military incursions continues to functional as normal. Today, President Donald Trump denied official U.S involvement in the failed coup plot against his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro.
If bad people do good things, then are they necessarily bad people? This difficult question is one that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has had to face as he recently acknowledged that drug cartels have been distributing care packages to the public across the country. This movement to accumulate
As of writing this article, there are nearly 1.5 million cases of COVID-19 across the globe. This pandemic has completely uprooted the sense of normality and comfort that most people have been living in, emphasis on most. But for struggling communities and neglected minorities, the effects of the pandemic are
