Weekend Review: Protests Escalate in Venezuela
Protests at the borders of Venezuela escalated on Saturday as food and medical supplies were unable to get into the country through blockades of government security forces. While the assistance is desired by some Venezuelan citizens, opposition leaders also hope to use it to encourage remaining military and police force members to desert current president Nicolás Maduro. […]
Saudi Crown Prince Attempts To Use Palwama Attacks To Restore Image
Pulwama Attack On February 14th a suicide bombing carries out in Indian-administered Kashmir intensified the tension between India-Pakistan. The ‘Pulwama attack’ was a horrific act which caused forty-six Indian paramilitary officers to lose their lives. Soon after the terrorist organization known as Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) took responsibility for the horrific attack. Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan, Russia, United […]
The Rise Of White Supremacist And The New KKK In America
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) has been active in small Pennsylvania towns for many decades. Members of the organization tend to stay in the shadows but occasionally come out to remind residents of their lingering and mostly unwanted presence. In recent years, their activity seems to have been reduced to the sporadic scattering of hateful […]
Weekend Review: Gun Violence And Trump Border Wall Emergency
Mass Shooting in Chicago Suburb Leaves 6 Dead Gun violence epidemics in the US reared its ugly head yesterday as five people were killed by a gunman who opened fire at an industrial warehouse in Aurora, Illinois Friday afternoon. The shooter, Gary Martin, was confirmed to work for the company and was fired Friday after […]
Nigeria: Third Party And The Disenfranchised Electorate
Mouthed as a last-gasp option to provide Nigerians the needed leadership, Nigeria’s supposed third party has proven a failure; a development many say makes the forthcoming general elections less significant. Sunday Elom is one of the registered 84 million Nigerians that will vote in tomorrow’s general elections. Elom like many other voters sees the forthcoming […]
Troll Farms On Reddit Part Of Larger Propaganda Campaign
An investigative report by Engadget and Point uncovered further details about the active measure’s campaign conducted by the Russian intelligence agency, oversaw by President Vladimir Putin. The investigation found troubling details showing websites linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency propaganda machine are influencing numerous communities on Reddit, frequently targeting those who favor United States President […]
Optimism After New Peace Deal To End CAR Crisis
Central African Republic (CAR) recently inked a peace deal with armed groups to halt the country’s growing crisis and many are hoping the new agreement would restore tranquility to a nation ravaged by war since 2013. Statistics about the Central African Republic are startling and unsettling. It’s difficult to imagine how a nation at the […]
Weekend Review: Venezuela Crisis Deepens
Chaos in Venezuela In Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for the military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro in a political standoff that seeks to unseat the president in his second term. At least seven people have died in the unrest which has seen tens of thousands of people taking to the streets in […]
America’s Painful New Normal: 14 Dead After Three Mass Shootings In Four Days
Mass shootings have become America’s deadly new normal. Over a span of four days last week, three separate mass shootings in different parts of the country left 14 people dead. January 23rd: Florida bank shooting leaves 5 dead In Sebring, Florida, a 21-year-old white male entered a SunTrust Bank and executed five women with a […]
Nigeria: 2019 Elections And Saraki’s Many Hurdles
Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, faces arguably one of the toughest battles of his political career ahead of the forthcoming 2019 general elections, and analysts predict his relevance in Nigerian politics after the polls will be determinative of how well he gets over the hump. A war against years of ineffective governance or revolt against […]