humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
Talking About My Generation!
I am a child of the sixties, the decade when four lads from Liverpool were changing pop culture forever, the United States were fighting a losing battle in some far away country (good to see somethings don't change!), hippies were heading to San Francisco for the summer of love! ...And with a controversial and celebrity president in the White House, the world came closer to Armageddon than at any other time in our history. Well... until now, perhaps!
By The sorcerer's apprentice7 years ago in The Swamp
Not "Offended," Just on the Offense
Two of the buzzwords that have surfaced in mainstream media (primarily social media) in recent years are "offended" and "triggered." It has become a joke to one particular group of people who ridicule another group that is radically different in thinking and values than themselves.
By M. Tomasch7 years ago in The Swamp
Canadian Racism that Is Largely Ignored
So it's often heard that Canada and the USA have two different mentalities when it comes to immigration. This is a little bit of a hot topic in the USA right now. It's made me think of the different ideologies of how we interact with new immigrants. Canada is known for their cultural mosaic ideology and the USA is known for their melting pot ideology. Canada's cultural mosaic was supposed to be the antithesis of the melting pot model. Although they are two vastly different ideologies, we're all human and we tend to act certain ways when interacting in a new atmospheres.
By Brian Anonymous7 years ago in The Swamp
Je Suis Charlie... Still!
It's hard to believe that four years have passed since the brutal attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, France. If you recall, on January 7, 2015, Islamic terrorists entered the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and opened fire, killing 11 and injuring 12. The extremists were upset that the magazine had printed cartoons depicting their prophet, Mohammad.
By Chris Hearn7 years ago in The Swamp
Sara's Untold Story
Introduction: This short fiction story/film is based on the real incidents happening to people who immigrated to this country from Pakistan. Well let's just say that, being an immigrant is not a big deal to most Americans. Most of the Americans, one way or the other, have some immigration background. In other words America is a country of immigrants. Just like in my short story, I will be telling you a story about a 14-year-old girl, name Sara Ali Khan who is originally from Pakistan and is currently living in Queens, New York since 2001.
By Nimra hussain7 years ago in The Swamp
Extremism Thrives on Rejection and the Fear of Being Forgotten. Top Story - December 2018.
When I think about what anchored me down to my former beliefs, I realized that it wasn't only because I was a broken, vulnerable person running on learned behavior, it was because I wanted to be a part of something bigger. I thought I found home in the Alt-Right. A place where I can make history for my people to finally flourish and take back what I thought was ours. At the time, I didn’t really value myself and I knew that the world wasn’t going to remember me as an individual. So in order to be what I thought was important, I wanted to do anything in my power for my people and the movement in order for us to be back on top. I wanted to be a part of something "great" and familiar because I felt like the rest of society was constantly shitting on me for being white, for coming from a conservative background, for being different. I was constantly without fail treated like the enemy.
By Mardoll Gatsby7 years ago in The Swamp
What Are We Doing Wrong?
We the People—Three simple words that define one of the world's strongest countries. We the People, are the forgotten "4th" branch of government, and hold the power to make our young country succeed or fail. However, in light of recent events, it appears that our government is failing. Everywhere you turn, Americans have more than enough complaints to go around. We the People are not happy with the state of our country. We point fingers at the President, the Supreme Court, and Congress. Those are our three branches of government, so obviously the problems are stemming from at least one of them, right? But what about us. What about the power we hold. Have we forgotten that almost every political figure gets their power from us, because they are elected?
By Rae'Lee Klein7 years ago in The Swamp
