humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of politicians, legislators, activists, women in politics and the everyday voter.
A Class In Anxiety
The dry mouth, sweaty palms and a sense of impending doom, are symptoms we can all relate to. Anxiety and stress are natural parts of protecting ourselves from danger, but they can also be debilitating. The individual may be overwhelmed and their reality perverted, sapping them of confidence and making it difficult to go on.
By Phillip Woodford9 years ago in The Swamp
AmeriAid
Recently, while reading George W. Bush's memoir Decision Points, I began to wonder about my own contributions to my community and society as a whole. I realized I helped to better my community in minute ways: reorganizing and writing the bylaws of a non-profit community store that helped people with clothes, food, utility payments, and even rent while supporting their growth through faith based initiative; organizing and speaking at an event to bring together a city falling apart to drugs and crime in Ohio; starting temporary programs of my own that helped families with winter clothing, paying their bills, paying their rent or getting an apartment, or having a meal to prepare for the holidays. Overall though, I was missing a greater contribution to help the nation I love to regain a lost independence. I contemplated what the hot topic of debate was that was serious enough to attract my attention. Then, I had it come to me. Healthcare! Therefore, in the following, I will expound upon my epiphany.
By Dr. Brian Smithberger9 years ago in The Swamp
Camden Market Lock Up In Flames!
Camden is pretty well known across the country; always bringing in tourists in, from left, right and centre. Business is pretty much always booming, until something like this happens, you just think, "Oh come on. We had nearly a whole month of respite here without having any issues what so ever"; 5 weeks ago exactly Grenfell Tower went up in flames like a chimney stack that you have in your garden on Wednesday 19th June 2017, barely a week later we had a small terror attacked on Monday 19th June 2017. Within the same week as the terror attack, a 4 story high block of flats went up in flames. However, it wasn't as bad as Grenfell Tower. This time it was in the Bethnal Green area. Oh, don't forget the two terror attacks in May 2017 and in March 2017.
By Lizzy Arrow9 years ago in The Swamp
The Failure of Capitalism
Capitalism, many say, is responsible for the advancement of the human race into a computerized age; where the poor are fed, the masses see an advancement of opportunities, democracy prevails and industries boom. On the other hand, capitalism has been responsible for some of the worst atrocities committed by mankind in the entirety of its history; the slave trade (past and present), genocide of many indigenous groups, the suppression of the proletariat and let's not forget that the rhetoric used to condone The Holocaust was largely based on economics.
By Jack Gardner9 years ago in The Swamp
