Native American Women
Images of domestic violence are typically reserved for poorer nations where women’s rights are slim-to-none. In it’s oft-proud spirit of exceptionalism, the United States took a stab at changing this. These statistics have ...
International Literacy Day 2013
The number of people who are unable to read or write is staggering. What many of us take for granted – reading a billboard sign, signing your name on a birthday card – others dream of being able to do. At this momen...
Britain’s Future: Which Side Will They Choose?
In January 2013, David Cameron finally promised an “in” or “out” referendum on the membership of Great Britain within the European Union, after years of scepticism about the relationship between Britain and the other Eu...
Venezuela: A New Chance for Hope
For those of us Venezuelans who fall under the category of ‘opposition’, president Chavez’s death has come to represent a new hope for change. Beyond the respect we have payed for Mr. Hugo Chavez’s death...
Privatisation of the Prison System
In the past year a number of prisoners were ‘electronically tagged’ by private companies, G4S and Serco. The funny thing about these particular ‘prisoners’ is that they were dead. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling reveal...
The Legacy Of Western Imperialism And Reinstating China’s Former Glory
The 21st century has seen China’s economic rise to “great-power” status, thereby allowing Western nations fearing that it intends to challenge the global balance of influence. While realist thinkers such as John J. Mears...
