Despite all that we’ve learned about the pre-WW II environment in Britain, it is still hard to make a reasonable case for appeasement without the benefit of hindsight. Some historians feel that appeasement was a direct cause of World War II because it allowed Hitler to grow in power and confidence. This is simply not […]
How did the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement affect mainstream media (MSM) and vice-versa? In this post I will examine how MSM affected the ability of the Occupy movement to reach – and appeal to – a broader public. By analyzing negative media frames regarding OWS scholars argue that media framing influenced the representation of […]
The Cambodian genocide follows many of the same inevitable patterns established by previous genocidal regimes, like the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians during the First World War and Nazi Germany in World War II. According to Gregory H. Stanton, President of Genocide Watch, genocide is a process which develops in eight predictable stages. The process […]
The Rwandan genocide should have been avoided, and it easily could have been. This horrible crime was made possible not simply because of global indifference to the plight of this tiny central African country, but through the outright cowardice and willful lack of action by the United Nations and its member states, especially the USA. […]
The Pew Research Center’s annual State of the Media Report underscores recent developments which suggest that American journalism is in the midst of a seismic transformation. Much of the discussion surrounds the ways in which people consume news, and the need for news producers to be able to respond to increasing consumer demands if it […]
It’s depressing that women in America are the target of hate and suspicion simply because they possess wombs. Suppressing the rights of women is morally wrong — whether it’s the Taliban or Christian fundamentalists doing the suppressing. America appears to be entering a new dark age where women’s reproductive rights are once again a political […]
Are we heading for Judgment Day? Whether you believe it or not, some very powerful people are doing everything they can to bring about the end of the world. It might come sooner than we think if recent events in the Ukraine and the Middle East are any indication. Do we need to prepare for […]
My wife and I have been married for 32 years, and we have remained childless by choice. We decided long ago that we did not want to bring any children into this world. I realize now that not having a child is one of the most radical acts of defiance one can commit in our […]
You gotta hand it to Bibi Netanyoohoo: his genocidal policies toward the Palestinians sure have made his country more secure, haven’t they? You betcha! He should be real proud of himself for making everyday life so safe and secure for the people he pretends to care so much about. Yep, Israeli citizens can sleep safely […]
When describing the horrors associated with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, one of the primary concerns – especially as a writer – is the realization that words alone are wholly insufficient when trying to convey human pain and suffering on this scale. The hibakusha authors were confronted with many torments in trying to […]
