On August 6, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed one of the most important pieces of legislation in America’s history. For the first time, more than 2.5 million African Americans were able to cast their ballots in elections without fear, intimidation or physical harm. The Voting Rights Act abolished literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses [...]
Read more...Football is one of those things that is far more important that the immediate sum of its parts – the twenty-two men, ninety minutes and two goals. This is especially true in times of crises, where the sporting conflict serves as metonym for the wider political or humanitarian reality.
Since the 1950’s there have been two [...]
Anybody contemplating purchasing a second, or replacement home abroad at the moment should be watching the current political manoeuvrings and goings on in Cyprus. Cyprus has been divided into a Turkish Cypriot North, which accounts for one third of the island, and a Greek Cypriot south since 1974, when the installed Greek nationalist leader Nikos [...]
Read more...Since I am an advocate for diversity and equality everywhere, the USA presidential election had huge implications for our country and the rest of the world. I love this country today. Today, the United States has a different energy. People are energized. There is hope in the air.
The hope is for a healing, a unity [...]
It is difficult to open a magazine or newspaper without seeing an article, if not several articles, on the subject of Barack Obama. His emergence as a Presidential candidate and on November 4, 2008 as President-Elect has captured the attention of the country and the world in a fashion never seen before. Even more surprising [...]
Read more...America and Europe face a pretty bleak 2009 as the world starts to feel the recession biting, and millions of people could be made unemployed.
And as unemployment rises and politicians see their poll ratings slip, part of the blame for the economic downturn will be put on tax havens, with astronomical sums being banded around [...]
The purpose of this article is not to blame specific individuals, but rather to open the eyes of those who are emotionally oblivious towards the truth. All I ask is for you to look at an issue through every dimension. The reputation America’s foreign policy is to ensure freedom and civility blossoms with in the [...]
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