This article delves into the fundamental ideas behind principled nonviolence. The philosophy flows out of what Gandhi called heart unity, which helped him to free India from the British Empire. And it is this principle that inspired Martin Luther King during the American civil rights era.
Words: 465 Downloads: 0 Category: Politics By: Jason MarkhamBattlestar Galactica explores an incredible amount of themes for being a science fiction television series, and the episode "Dirty Hands" is certainly no exception. "Dirty Hands" deals with problems of class conflict and repression, and eventually gets down to what really makes us human.
Words: 1173 Downloads: 0 Category: Politics By: David Russell GutscheThe presence of a black man in the White House is, on the face of it, a great leap forward. Once upon a time, in the times of slavery, such a possibility would have been a fairy tale. But how real is the progress we seem to have made? To set the context, this analysis looks rapidly through the history of African-Americans - slavery, institutionalized racism and discrimination, lynchings, media stereotypes and so on - and then cites various studies showing the effects on black people of continued racism. It also looks into the primitive and deeply-entrenched roots of racism and prejudice based on skin color.
Words: 1296 Downloads: 0 Category: Politics By: David LangtryThe BNP is a racially motivated political party in Great Britian which promotes draconian immigration policies and denies the existence of the Holocaust. There is a growing national concern that this island of extremism in an otherwise open-minded country could clinch victory due to exploiting the fear of UK Citizens. The article explores in an objective manner the history and influnence of the BNP since its birth in the 1980s.
Words: 750 Downloads: 0 Category: Politics By: J K LlewthorControversy has struck British politics in recent months in the form of allegations of ´Homophobia´. The claims concern inflammatory comments made allegedly by a senior member of the Conservative Party, in addition to votes cast against gay rights in the European parliament. Journalists speculate the scandal could provoke a severe backlash from the gay community in the build-up to the 2010 British election.
Words: 532 Downloads: 0 Category: Politics By: J K LlewthorThis article outlines the history of the environmental political interest group Greenpeace. It examines the foundation, principles, achievements, political affiliations and criticism associated with Greenpeace. The article cites and includes 17 sources, not included in the word count.
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