We Take Pride in Our Liberty
“When America sneezes the entire world catches the cold”, or at least that is what most folks have been using as the result of worldwide protests. The United States of America is a superpower. They contribute to several aspects of our lives in a way that is impactful.
The Never-Ending Refugee Crisis: The “ISIS Camp”
In March 2019, ISIS was allegedly defeated, however, history makes us ask ourselves if territorially defeating a terrorist group makes its ideology vanish, recalling that ISIS was created from scattered cells of Al-Qaeda when it was at its lowest point. The organization was dying, but its ideology was not.
Rethinking the Nation-State framework: Why the U.S. Needs a Revolution
In the past decades, we have witnessed war, displacement, economic collapse, drought, and viruses transcend borders, and become regional humanitarian crises. Today, over a billion people live in the America’s. The approaching horrors of climate change will displace millions in the next decade, and millions more in decades to come. The concept of ‘state- citizenship’ is not equipped to address the trajectory of conflict on the international level. Therefore, we must closely examine the utility of the state and its institutions. Who does the state protect? Whose interests does the state safeguard?
Women, Culture & Sexual Harassment
Often, when it comes to celebrities being accused of sexual assault, their fan base starts automatically defending them and thinks it is OK to slut-shame the victims. These comments are disturbing. Sadly, they reflect how everyone reacts when a woman has the courage to speak up when she is attacked, harassed, assaulted. It is always her fault.
Victim Grooming, Sexual Violence, & the Industries Who Profit From it
Grooming is a term in psychology to describe a set of manipulative techniques used by sexual predators to foster a sense of ‘trust’ with a targeted person before inflicting violence. For many victims, abuse happens after trust has been established in a relationship.