Photo credit: the Atlantic In a recent piece for Grid, Russian journalist Stanislav Kucher cited a well–known story from Putin’s childhood in which the future president cornered a rat with a stick in the stairwell of his apartment building, only for the animal to lash out and begin chasing him. The lesson is that you…
Photo credit: Canberry Times About five hundred people died in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, including thirty-five children, according to the health ministry. Malay Mail reports that the strikes on Hezbollah strongholds marked the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza war began. Arab states have strongly criticized Israel for the escalating hostilities with Hezbollah. The war started…
Photo credit: the Varsity Last Wednesday, thousands rallied in Queen’s Park, Toronto, demanding justice for the ongoing mercury crisis plaguing Grassy Narrows First Nation. The First Nation organized the rally and was supported by over six hundred non-profits, unions, and human rights groups. Tagged the Grassy Narrows River Run rally, the demands were for provincial and…
Photo credit: Africa rebirth Oooboon too Africa is beieved to be the beginning of man. Indeed, it’s seen as the beginning of man’s civilization. Since the records are there, I do not think it would be wise to let that distract us. The topic I want to discuss today is why should there be lack…
Photo credit: Nigerian Constitution I’ve always maintained that you don’t really need a certificate to qualify as a candidate for an election. It negates the principle of democracy. The basic principle of democracy is the most popular person winning a free and fair election. That’s why most of the western democracies don’t have educational requirements…
