Opposition to US Platform Workers’ Rights and A Way Forward
Opposition to US Platform Workers’ Rights and A Way Forward Author: Ekeoma Ugo Ezeh Translated into Spanish by the author Over the past decade, work based on digital platforms has become increasingly popular around the world. Particularly in the United States, passenger transport and food and grocery delivery apps such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and […]
Why Donald Trump’s Refusal to Concede Undermines Democracy in Africa?
The refusal of Donald Trump to concede defeat to President-elected, Joe Biden undermines democracy and legitimizes dictatorship in Africa
Removing a Confederate Statue in St. Augustine, Florida
This article explores different group perceptions of history on identity and structural violence against the Black community in St. Augustine
Why I am Optimistic That Racism Will End Someday?
In this article, the author, Jerry Locula, underscores that in addition to the irresistible global solidarity kindled against racial discrimination; constructive steps taken so far in terms of administrative and policy changes following the death of George Floyd have given him tremendous hope. According to the Social Justice Activist, even though it has been a long time coming, the notable achievements made so far, plus what he has seen in these days of George Floyd, made him believe that the world will change and racism will end, even if it takes centuries.
Historic Racism in America – George Floyd’s Remarkable Global Justice Solidarity
In the wake of ongoing protests in the United States in demand for justice in the killing of a 46-year-old black man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white police officer, a social justice activist has insisted that the protests are legitimate. Jerry Locula highlights the historical racism and mistreatment of black people in America for the last four hundred years. It looks at how policing was associated with the transatlantic slave trade in the deep South; particularly, how white men were empowered to serve as vigilantes in responding to salves who escaped or attempted to escape. The article reveals that four centuries on, the culture has existed in law enforcement and the oppression has continued against black people; and that George Floyd’s case is the straw that broke the camel’s back. In his view, Jerry Locula maintains that the time has come for change in America, because enough is enough.
Pandemics and Religious Responses
For this research, three pandemics Covid-19, The Black Death, and The Spanish Flu are studied to understand how religion has played a role during these pandemics.
Legal Corruption: the Cause of the Global Economic Crisis?
The multi-million dollar bonuses that American International Group (AIG) is handing over to nameless “executives”, after accepting billions in US taxpayer bailout money is, understandably, causing a great deal of alarm in the media and American public in general.
This massive misallocation of wealth, and the government’s inability or unwillingness to prevent it, is exposing a system of “legal corruption”. As Errol P. Mendes explains, the ability of economic elites to influence the political oversight and regulation of their activities through lobbying led directly to the current economic crisis.
Mendes concludes with a call to fiscal responsibility, a concerted effort to root out corruption (including so-called “legal corruption”), and some way to encourage ethical behaviour among elites.
Obama: Another Nobel Scandal
It is high time to have a discussion about this prize and bring it closer to what Alfred Nobel wanted it to be.
Statement on the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Obama should use the moral support of the Nobel prize to bolster his efforts to eliminate nuclear arms in our time.
The Importance of Method
Revolutionary Intercommunalism and the Right of Nations to Self determination,( edited by Amy Gdala) by Huey P Newton and Vladimir Lenin, Superscript Publishers, ISBN 0954291344, paperback, pp. 191, £10.