TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Every four years, the illusion of democracy and accountable government is reinforced to the public by an expensive media circus and presidential election. Meanwhile, an annual conference of members of the world’s wealthiest and most influential is held in near-secrecy with little attention given to the significance of such a gathering. Why are we encouraged to vote for Read More…
What lies at the heart of the secret government’s infrastructure around the world? Google, it seems, won’t let you know. In many rare instances, its satellite images have been edited and blacked out to cover-up whatever is there. And since they are so deeply embedded with government and military activities, it is no wonder. This Read More…
On June 8, 1967, 34 American servicemen were slaughtered and 173 more wounded after Israeli forces repeatedly attacked the USS Liberty in international waters. The Liberty was not a battleship and was entirely unable to defend itself as the hours-long assault took place. For decades, the US government threatened the survivors with jail if they Read More…
’15 years later, lives lost, billions spent…’ Despite a vow to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2017, President Barack Obama this week veered the opposite direction, widening the U.S. military’s role in the entrenched, 15-years-long conflict. The Washington Post reported on Thursday evening that the Obama administration’s new measures “authorize U.S. troops, Read More…
This year, the Olympics are making history by allowing a team of refugee olympic athletes (ROA) to compete in the festivities. According to Al Jazeera, the International Olympic Committee decided to include the team because they will be seen as a “symbol of hope.” There will be ten people on the team that is set Read More…
It’s easy to feel insignificant living on a planet of over 7 billion people, where the choices we make — what we do and what we don’t do — are unlikely to ever impact the globe in a noticeable way. In my own view this couldn’t be further from the truth, but I can understand the mentality Read More…