One Nation Under God?

Vice President Joe Biden might be notorious for sometimes speaking before he thinks, but many will agree that he couldn’t have said it better when it came to abortion and the role of religion during last night’s Vice Presid...
by Laura Casey
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International Political Forum

Capital Punishment`s Place In A Modern Justice System – An Outdated Concept

The exonerations of Glenn Ford in the US and Iwao Hakamada in Japan, shed light on a long debated question: has capital punishment got a place in a modern justice system? Even most of those, ferociously campaigning against deat...
by Tímea Fazekas
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International Political Forum

Despite Accusations Of Fraud And Deception, Will Globe University Expand Into More States?

If you live in California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or Washington, the answer ...
by Kyle McCarthy
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International Political Forum

When Chemical Weapons & Terrorist Groups Are Better Excuses

The last few weeks have been generous in events and catastrophes, from the Boston bombings to the Iraqi bloodshed, from the attack in Libya against the French embassy to the Somali terror wave and the Iranian devastating earthq...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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International Political Forum

Why Do The U.S. Drones In Pakistan Mostly Hit Houses?

Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s 10-year campaign in the tribal regions of northern Pakistan, new research reveals. By way of contrast, since 2008, in neighbour...
by Urban Times
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Top 10 elections and campaign stories of 2014

1) Rise of the #ElectionDaySelfie One of the not so surprising phenomena that featured around election time in many countries was the taking and uploading of ‘Election Day’ selfies to social media pages. Instagram and Twi...
by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente
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WATCH: Charity – Who Cares what the Overhead is if These Problems Are Getting Solved?

In a fascinating TED Talk, activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta dissects the problems faced by the non-profit sector in the USA – many of which apply elsewhere in the West. His goal is to change our thinking about charitable ...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Pakistan Taliban Leader Killed: Another Drone, Another Mehsud. At What Cost?

Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was reported to have been killed in an American drone strike early Friday morning. According to conversations between TTP spokesmen and Pakistani news outlets, ...
by Maryyum Mehmood
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Talk Is Cheap: Can UN Climate Change Summit Turn Rhetoric Into Action?

The world holds its breath: protesters rally on the streets of New York ahead of Tuesday’s United Nations’ Climate Change Summit, 2014.
by Kamleshan Pillay
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