World Politics
Howard Zinn - Terrorism and War - A Review
Someone once said, “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Though this statement sounds extreme, it actually accurately represents American culture. Click here to read more.Posted by Joshua Levkowitz at September 21, 2010
South Africa - The Bomb
After viewing the first nuclear explosion in New Mexico, Robert Oppenheimer recited a phrase from the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst forth at once in the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...Click here to read more.Posted by Joshua Levkowitz at September 21, 2010
The tsunami: What can we learn from the disaster?
The tsunami which stuck on December 26, 2004 left Southeast Asia completely devastated as infrastructures were annihilated and over 160,000 people were reported dead. The epicentre of the quake was approximately 500 km west of the island of Banda Aceh,...Click here to read more.Posted by Jonathan William Barr at June 29, 2005
The Responsibility to Protect
If humanitarian intervention is, indeed, an unacceptable assault on sovereignty' how should we respond to a Rwanda, to a Srebrenica - to gross and systemic violations of human rights that affect every precept of our common humanity? This controversial question...Click here to read more.Posted by Jonathan William Barr at June 29, 2005
Terrorism: An effective response? By Jonathan William Barr
It's business as usual on September 11, 2001; the morning sun shines down on New Yorkers already grinding through their daily routines. Without any warning, terror strikes. Some passer-bys distracted for obvious reasons are looking up as a massive commercial...Click here to read more.Posted by Jonathan William Barr at June 29, 2005