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.
Between the World and Me
Although stereotypical treatment of African-American people seems to be a relic of the past, the reality proves another habit. In the book Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses the violation of black people's rights based on racial prejudices. The literary work is written in the form of a letter, which is addressed to the writer's son. Thus, the author transmits his vision of the current situation to the next generation pondering on the issues of police violence and racial injustice. Furthermore, the images of sexual assault on African-American women together with other effects of white supremacy demonstrate that the racial oppression remains topical nowadays. Additionally, the book provokes disappointing feelings about the modern American society, treatment of black people, and the freedoms they desperately struggle for. Therefore, Coates' work shows that while the fight of African-Americans for their rights continues, themes of racial injustice, police cruelty, and the inaccessible American dream are the reality of the modern United States.
By Carol Bennett6 years ago in The Swamp
Covid-19 and the Age of Misinformation
I cannot follow the logic of some on the right. At first “the libs got it wrong. “We are only going to see 60k deaths. The projections were wrong.” As we approached 60k, the script changed. It was “well the CDC revised its count downward.” Then the media reports that, in fact, the count was not revised downward and the discrepancy you see is the difference between provisional deaths and confirmed deaths. For a death to be confirmed, you have to have a death certificate. It often takes weeks after a reported death to get a death certificate. If someone tests positive for covid-19 and then subsequently dies from complications, then it’s presumed to be caused by covid-19. That’s a logical assumption. There has been hardly any deaths that have been revised from the time of the presumed deaths until the time the death certificate confirms the death.
By Scott Ploof6 years ago in The Swamp
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By San Francisco Night Ministry6 years ago in The Swamp
What's Wrong With Black Men?
This question is usually asked in articles written by black females. The reality in the answer is far deeper and is often times overlooked in general conversations and in the general dialog in the black community. When this subject is spoken on in a lot of articles written by black females it is usually written very passionately with “surface facts”(Surface facts are facts that can be obviously seen and can be proven and often times stand alone). When a black male is writing on this very same subject we have to pull history, psychology, and even refer to shifts in societal norms to further explain what is going with black men. The issues with black men are not of any type of epidemic proportion or anything like that, but more of systemic and societal changes.
By A.J. Jones6 years ago in The Swamp
'Covid' Ops: Forum for a corporate coup?
Mention the word conspiracy in relation to the current “Covid-19” pandemic and the biggest difficulty people have in coming to terms with the possibility it could be true is the sheer scale of the operation… how could so many countries be party to such a plot?
By Steve Harrison6 years ago in The Swamp
Is Sweden Risky Strategy Really Worth It?
Denmark was among the first European countries to go into lockdown. Sweden went for the path of herd immunity, making it a rare case among developed economies to do so. There was no total lockout, and it advised but did not enforced strict social distancing.
By Anton Black6 years ago in The Swamp
The Cycle of Poverty
Modern Western societies, such as The United States, put a huge stress on the idea that the mix of working hard and natural talent will lead to achieving any goal...sometimes even bragging that that is something our society allows. While that is a beautiful idea, the divide between social classes only continue to rise, making it harder and harder to reach the top. Social class shapes how one views themselves and how they view other people. So how then can one's socioeconomic status keep them stuck in a cycle of poverty? Could it be that a mind shift change is what it takes to pull someone stuck in a poverty cycle out and into a brighter future?
By Madeline Keys6 years ago in The Swamp
Pain Medication List:
Prescription opioids are some of the most commonly used drugs to treat pain. However, consistent misuse of these drugs continues to be an ongoing epidemic in the U.S. and elsewhere. More than 191 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed to Americans in 2017, and in 2018, about 9.9 million Americans over the age of 12 reported misusing prescription pain relievers in the past year.1,2 Not surprisingly, an estimated 1.7 million Americans were addicted to pain relievers and two million had an opioid use disorder in 2018.2
By Mathew Gorman6 years ago in The Swamp
Curbing the excesses: Considerations on the 'financialization' of housing and how it is addressed
Disclaimer: This short essay was written as an assignment for an online course (my favorite activities during quarantine time). The goal was analyzing briefly a UN special report on housing and Human Rights (either agreeing or not with the contents). Hopefully we'll have time in the future for further research on the topic.
By María López Ramos6 years ago in The Swamp
