Political opinion

Political Milestones for Women in United States
The political scenery of United States has undergone a drastic change of color ever since the 19th Amendment to the Constitution bestowed the much deserved right to vote on women in the country. With merely days having passed from the time when Nancy Pelosi took on the reins of the US House of Representatives on 26th January of 2012, this article casts a few lumens of light on the worthy issue of how US political sys...

Feeling Safe in New York City
I spoke to a friend and asked him what where his thoughts on the Mid Term US elections? I asked him how many voters had turned out the polls? He said, “I don’t follow US politics at all except for the Presidential Elections.”.

[extract1] I read the New York Times about Qantas Airways suspended flights. I read about the engine on one of the jumbo plane that exploded. I read about the small pieces of the plane that ...

American Thunder, Midterm Elections
With only 4 days for Midterm Elections US the countdown is on. United States politics is hard play, and now the guns come out. The West Virginia Democratic Senate candidate and current Governor, Joe Manchin took out a rifle to get his point across. His shot to cap and trade bill sounded off in the national television. But he was not the only one on the air.

[extract1] President Barack Obama appeared on “The Daily...

Charity offers Drug Addicts £200 to be Sterilised
Few things are as controversial and sensible issues as drugs and birth control methods. What do you get when you mix both of them? You get Mrs Harris and her Project Prevention. Project Prevention is a Charity project and it is offering drug addicts £200 to be sterilised.

[extract1] This project has been working in the US for some time. Now it crosses over the ocean. Taking her project to Europe Ms Harris goes int...

Is Politics Streaking into Sports?

From the Common Wealth Games in Delhi, to Football Incidents in Italy. A confusing message reaches the masses through the games. Is politics streaking into sports?

[extract1] For Athens´ Agora it was the Olympic Games. For Rome it was the bloody Coliseum. For the Inca Culture it was a game to the Death. Politics, power and sports have always been connected.

For politicians in all cities, it is a golden o...

Where are Politicians when you need them?
In past recent days the world witnessed the most insane bombarding of news coming from all parts of the world. From the constant bombs going off in the middle east conflict, to the burning of a Mosque in Israel, from the Red-plague-looking-like river pollution in Hungry, to the terrorist threats in Europe and the US and while on course more rains, polluted rivers and talk of nuclear treaties.

[extract1] Politicia...

Momentum Inside the White House
The departure of Rahm Emanuel and the announcement that Peter Rouse is taking over, is the news that everybody is trying to understand. Making sense of politics is sometimes hard work. Making sense of politics inside the White House can be even more difficult. Or, is it? As John Locke once wrote, “What worries you, masters you.”

[extract1] Today, the inner circles where renewed. The greetings, farewells, and offi...

European Politics sends out Mixed Signals
Does European Politics have mixed emotions for immigrants? Whether you are a Romanian immigrant just forced out of France, a worker in Greece, a skilled professional in UK, or a union protestor in Spain, immigration and unemployment is a controversial issue.

The European Union declares freedom of movement within the European Community for all its citizens. Europe is a land where cultures and people of different ...

Cross And The Crescent: The American Dilemma
The hullabaloo that has been created in America over the proposed erection of a mosque and Islamic community center in close proximity to Ground Zero is reflective of the ideological change that is taking place in America.

Inevitably, this debate has seen a battle of words with the conservative and rightist Americans predominantly expressing their strident opposition to this venture. It also cannot be denied tha...

Should Politicians REALLY write Books?
Barack Obama released a new children book. Tony Blair released a new book. Thousands of books are fresh out from the press. They all have the name of world leaders on their cover.

Evidently there is a new formula of success when it comes to writing a best-seller. Today books released by world leaders rank high in the list of best sellers. But, do the people need to read books about political figures? We hear them...