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COLD WAR: IMPACTS ON THE WORLD AND SOUTH ASIA
" There is nothing permanent but change " (Heraclitus) but it goes with saying that change might be stagnant for sometimes, but war is permanent there is no way to overcome it and peace is just the preparation for another war. It is believed that Cold War has been started in after WWII but that was its actual emergence but nonetheless it is stated that during 1917 Soviet Union’s Revolution under Vladimir Lenin Cold war was initiated.
By Engr. Muhammad Waseem Khan5 years ago in The Swamp
Newcastle’s Poor Performance due to ‘Instability’ - FORMER Newcastle mayor Afzul Rehman South Africa
NEWCASTLE civic centre referred to as ‘Dubai’ because it is arguably the fanciest and tallest building in the town. FORMER Newcastle mayor Afzul Rehman blamed the municipality’s poor performance on internal political squabbles and administrative instability.
By Angel Dipti5 years ago in The Swamp
It Can Happen Anywhere
On Tuesday, August 25th, a 17-year old boy drove or was driven across state lines with an illegal assault rifle and shot three protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two of them. Videos on social media show the shooter getting up and walking away, toward the police, who did nothing to stop him. In one video, the police are no more than maybe two hundred yards away, in the street. There is no way that they could not have seen what happened. But despite the shouts from protestors saying that he shot someone, the police just told him to get out of here. They didn’t even so much as slow down.
By Hunter Wilson5 years ago in The Swamp
How activism is shaping the Post-Soviet sphere
It was December 25th of 1991 when the USSR collapsed. Just before that day, the soviet red hammer and sickle banner was pulled down from the Kremlin for the last time. It was the rebirth for Russia and the other 14 countries. A soviet union, the communist behemoth was simply destroyed.
By Giorgi Mikhelidze5 years ago in The Swamp
The Future of Law Enforcement: The Chinese Social Credit System
Psycho-Pass I finished Season 1 of Psycho-Pass last week, and it just blew my mind. The story is set in 2112, where surveillance cameras scan the mental state of each passing citizen. The Sibyl System, which the citizens believe to be an A.I. algorithm, performs a cymatic scan and assesses each citizen’s potential of committing a crime, called a crime coefficient. When an individual’s crime coefficient exceeds a specific threshold, he/she is imprisoned and administered therapy until their crime coefficient is lowered down to an acceptable level.
By Yulina Goto5 years ago in The Swamp
Healthcare in America
We are at a crossroads in healthcare. We have to face devastating cuts. Our very way of life is at stake. It is gonna take some preventative thinking and innovative way to deliver effective healthcare for a reasonable price. We know in research when we cut around the corner, the whole research becomes invalid. We have to start from the beginning. It is the same way in healthcare. All professionals must be involved in the process for the process to work. Nurses and doctors and even secretaries have to be involved so that healthcare becomes effective in doing their job to make sure all patients have a long enduring fighting chance for their health. This may importantly include their families. We need the support of families and close friends to help interpret the risks and benefits and help in decision-making. America is divided into healthcare along three lines, the poor ineffective system costing billions of dollars, the temporary system that lasts as long as there is money, and the wealthy system where there are security and possibility.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in The Swamp
Let's Talk About Justice
I'm going to be honest, while I frequently stay up to date on politics, I never knew how much Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or RBG for short, influenced women's rights. Her famous quote "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made," is a perfect representation of how women need to be involved in politics.
By Grace Genet5 years ago in The Swamp
THE FIRE THIS TIME
James Baldwin wrote, “One’s bitterness begins to be palatable and hatred becomes too heavy a sack to carry.” Indeed, these days hating is tasty. It’s the number one flavor once you tune in to your news of choice or log on to Facebook. A Senior Engineer recently got fired by Mark Zuckerberg for sharing evidence that the social media site lets conservative online ruckus slide. While liberal users posting news about Trump’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic often spend thirty days in Facebook jail. Somehow the condition of COVID has been branded with race and class. Does this truly overlap and interplay? Or just distract? It ain’t droves of Black and Brown spreading the pandemic from the Sturgis Motorcycle rally.
By Tanya Kennedy5 years ago in The Swamp
