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Politics, News & Issues > International News Poverty in the third world countries: 1 of 28
It is a bone-chilling sight: children, wandering the dirty aisle of the market, with no purpose or direction. Dressed in rags, barefoot, and hungry, they have nowhere to turn to. Most likely orphaned at an early age, because of AIDS, malnutrition, or war. The future for such a child looks bleak, because without support, an ea... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Will the US still exist as a country in 100 years?: 1 of 27
Will America exist in one hundred years?That is a very good question, with no single verifiable answer. Superpowers, however,would they be Russia, France, China or the USA, plan their policies for the long term. In some high circles, that question has a very definitive answer, but it is left to us to speculate, look in the de... More..
Sciences > Sociology The impact of religion on human behavior: 1 of 18
From a historical perspective, religion has been in existence as long as civilization. For many centuries, it was central to the function of society, in day to day, as well as political life. Religion invokes a feeling of respect of something greater than yourself, which is central in guiding your life.Religion is a source of... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Is a Cold War between the East and the West on the verge of repeating itself?: 1 of 14
Is the East-West cold war about to repeat itself?On November 10, 1989, the world was witness to a remarkable event: the collapse of the Berlin Wall. For forty-five years, this wall was a symbol of a divided arena; the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the United States' ideological, military and territorial opponent. Bo... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Is the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle based on fact or fiction?: 1 of 13
On December 5, 1945, the five Avenger Torpedo bombers, commanded by Charles Taylor, was involved in a training mission, just off the coast of Florida. With the war over for a few months at the time, the United States was still on alert, in case conflagrations started again.What is so special about this mission, however? A sea... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Does President Hugo Chavez's criticism of US policies represent popular sentiments in Venezuela, and perhaps Latin America at large?: 5 of 59
The ghosts of Karl Marx and Vladimir Ilych Lenin still make the mark they left on the world known. The proletariat, the worker class in other words, is the engine of society, where people are equal, and none is above another. Wealth belongs to the people, equally, and everyone benefits from it; the country belongs to the many... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East The debate on whether Israel should stage a preemptive first strike against Iranian nuclear facilities: 3 of 26
The perils of a preventative strike against Iran's nuclear facilities are horrific and unimaginable. The peace in the Middle Easy is perilous, hinging on a hare's breadth, and it only takes a small provocation to set off chaos. Bombing Iran would only cause death and destruction on a huge scale, and be detrimental to both cou... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Strengths and weaknesses of the European Union: 3 of 16
In today's world, defining the concept of a superpower is not a task to be lightly taken. Typical characteristics of a global superpower are that it's a huge country, with vast resource wealth, has a large population, and its economic prowess is what keeps the economy of the world running. There is also the influence it is ab... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Can the US confront global warming without adding more nuclear power?: 2 of 10
Certainly. The twenty-first century will be one of innovation, technological prowess and a shift to a better livelihood. The United States will be one of the leading countries in the world to stimulate change in energy attitudes within its borders, and then throughout the world.Nuclear energy is said to be undergoing a renais... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Will insurgency in Iraq ever end?: 2 of 9
I am not going to write a tirade against American foreign policy, or oppositely, a glowing review about it. Instead, I will focus purely objectively on the process of reaching peace in Iraq, and I will make reference to political theory in order to explain myself.Under Saddam Hussein's authoritative rule, Iraq was a single, s... More..