controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
The Nervous Breakdown of Authority in America
Heckling at a State of the Union address, teachers quitting in droves because confused parents and students are executing hostile takeovers in the classroom, expertise replaced by uninformed opinion, and conspiracy theories dominating the public discourse — all are traceable to some pivotal historical events.
By Tom Bissonette, M.S.W. Ret.4 years ago in The Swamp
The Consequences of Governmental Inaction
What we have seen from the past year and a half during this Pandemic is a deterioration of governmental responses to felicitate the general public's ability to survive the onslaught of reoccurring financial and medical losses. It was in May of 2020 that many in congress were in accord to implement financial aid to millions of Americans on a monthly basis for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, after almost two years the Biden Administration and congress have done a complete turnaround leaving millions of Americans struggling not only with the resurgence of Covid-19 infections but the inflationary trend on every consumable. The result is putting the economy in grave jeopardy.
By Dr. Williams4 years ago in The Swamp
Uprooting an Evil – Ways to Prevent Child Marriage in India
The social evil of child marriage has historical moorings in the Indian context. UNICEF defines child marriage as an informal or formal marriage union between an adult and a child or between two children, typically below 18 years. UN Women opines that child marriage is equivalent to 'forced marriage' as underage children cannot give legally valid consent. In India, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 states that child marriage implicates a marriage or a marriage that is going to be solemnized to which of the contracting parties is a child. The definition of child includes girls who are below 18 years and boys who are below 21 years. Despite stringent laws that criminalize and prohibit child marriage in contemporary India, the practice continues with little to no hindrance. As per statistics, one out of three adolescent girls (age group of 15 to 19) is married, and every second married adolescent girl has given birth to a child. It becomes crucial to find ways to prevent child marriage in the country.
By Isha naayar4 years ago in The Swamp
Inequality .
Inequality refers to variations in the well-being and standard of living between individuals or groups of individuals within a population. Inequality is visible at different levels, within and between countries and between all individuals at the global level, and manifests itself through different economic, social, and political dimensions such as income, education, health, and nutrition. Inequality within and between countries is often considered in terms of income, wealth, or consumption. A commonly used measure of inequality in a country is the Gini coefficient, which measures the dispersion of income and other attributes on a scale of 0 (signaling complete equality) to 1 (indicating total inequality).
By Corinne Delgado4 years ago in The Swamp
Blockchain voting — How does it work?
A lot of people are not aware that blockchain voting is a valid and functional method in which we as individuals can choose who governs us. All server information and data will be stored securely without any possibility of manipulation or corruption. Blockchain voting offers the potential to eradicate voter fraud and minimize the effects of cyber-attacks. This includes ensuring votes remain anonymous, enabling secure electronic voting in countries where internet access is restricted, and more transparency into digitized elections. With blockchain-based voting, we can be sure that our vote has been counted because there’s no way for hackers to interfere with the process — all data is constantly checked by other users on their computer screens for mistakes.
By Blockscribers staff4 years ago in The Swamp
Would you leave your children's inheritance in the hands of the South African Government?
As parents, we dedicate our lives to looking after our children and making sure their needs are met - physically, emotionally, and of course financially. Our aims are to raise happy, healthy, well-rounded young adults who can make good decisions, to hopefully give them a head start in life through our hard work and good stewardship, and to protect them from the big, bad world while they are still young.
By Joshua Maraney4 years ago in The Swamp
