Category: Drug War
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Chickens Coming Home to Roost
The Great White Claw Rebellion of 2021 On January 6th, 2021, a group of armed Trump loyalists in league with the Far-Right and Law Enforcement stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Many in the media and social media have dubbed this as the ‘darkest day’ in U.S. history. I guess those same people have…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
American Sociopath We have a toxic masculinity crisis in America. We have a gun crisis in America. We have a white supremacy problem in America. #MassShootings #thisisamerica #PoliceBrutailty ‘We Feel Safe’: Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks “We aren’t invincible. Sure you can get infected, but the risk here is much less than in other places,”…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Opinion: Costa Rica’s dolphin hypocrisy Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, all national fishing sectors are in dire straits. Moving the purse sein boats out to 60 miles will only help national fleets and of course dolphins, while not affecting tuna production. One of the most popular tuna brands has a responsible fishing campaign going with…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus “The government is removing very young children to no one,” Cubas said. “But our courts are in a state of emergency. Our media is COVID-19 all the time. We don’t even have congressional hearings right now in full force. There is less scrutiny.” #Trump #Deportations #Mexico #LatinAmerica…
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Waging Peace
The Military-Industrial Complex “This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every Statehouse, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet, we must not…
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A Decade of Reflection
Auld Lang Syne Four short years ago, I started the Evolving Man Project. To my delight and surprise, it’s grown tremendously since I published my first ever blog post. The year two thousand and nineteen has been our best year. I look forward to what the new year and decade will bring us. As I…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Denmark’s Shameful Ghetto Plan The ghetto plan also functions as a tool to advance a process of undermining public housing and “improving the business climate” for private landlords. The blatant racism of the ghetto plan is obfuscating the parallel, if not overriding, function of the legislation — namely to privatize public housing in a country…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
After the Obama disappointment, black voters want more than empty symbolism This familiarity may be enough for some black people. Her incremental reforms for black households could have been useful. Her messaging about black issues – such as segregation and voter suppression – was well-timed in debates that focus very little on them. But in…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Lesson from Chile: Dismiss Voters at Your Own Peril Chileans won’t all be 100% happy with the result. Our great challenge is to form a new social contract through consensus, taking into account both the progress we have achieved with our young democracy, and its demands for greater social justice and equality. #Chile #Protest #Elections #LatinAmerica…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Ben Graham
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the business owner, founder of Motivation Forward…
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