Tag: politics
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The Sociology of the Ponzi Scheme
There is an intriguing message that appears whenever brought up: Why was Bernie Madoff the only Wall Street investor facing jail time? The text argues that it was because Madoff ripped off the 1%–the rich elite. The meme is inferring that justice is not served for the 99%, the working classes, who have been fleeced…
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Social Issue of Poverty in America
The perception of poverty in America critically contributes to the deepening the social divide between the elite and the impoverished. In the past, the focus has been on how the individual encourages patterns of poverty without representing the country’s societal failings. It’s essential to analyze the history of political and economic frameworks to understand…
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Affirmative Action: The “Supreme” Aftermath
On Thursday, June 29th, 2023, The United States Supreme Court committed the most ridiculous act ever in their years of existence, and it all had to do with the future of education of minorities who benefitted from affirmative action, and all they wanted was to obtain a better education and the opportunities afforded them that…
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My Favorite Historical Figure
There are a lot of historical figures that I have admired over the years and some have done things either out of the ordinary or just knew they were doing them out of a certain greatness. I can name a lot, I can name a few, but I’m not gonna do that because there…
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Happy Haitian Flag Day, 2023
Today is the 220th anniversary of the creation of the Haitian flag as we know it and it’s the second greatest day in the history of Haiti since it’s independence from France a year later on January 1st, 1804, being the only other country second to the United States to fight for and win its…
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Do I Vote In Political Elections?
Do I vote in political elections? Well of course I do, because not only is it my constitutional right as an American voter, but also because my love for the political process in America is as strong as I can ever imagine. Nothing brings more excitement to me than just watching the two main political…
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Topics That I Like to Discuss
There are a lot of topics that I like to discuss, but there are so many of them it’s hard to choose from, but as far as that’s concerned I mostly like to discuss history and politics since those are my favorite subjects and I’m so good at knowing them and do find myself in…
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The Dems Are Coming, The Dems Are Coming…
That’s right, the Democratic National Committee has decided and President Joe Biden has granted the city of Chicago the right to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention and I couldn’t be more happier (Oops, I guess I gave my party affiliation away, but that’s fine with me) because I believe in the Democratic Party’s platform…
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And the Winner of the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Run-Off Election Is…
Yes everybody, it was a close onbe last night and everyone was very much on pins and needeles on who was going to be Chicago’s 57th chief executive and the people have spoken, narrowly, and I mean VERY narrowly chose Cook County Commisioner Brandon Johnson, who hails from Chicago’s West Side and was a relatively…
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The City Elections in Chicago: The Results Are In…
Well, yesterday’s municipal elections are over in chicago and I have to say as most political pundits predicted, it was close, but our mayor was defeated for re-election for the first time since we had a defeated mayor in 40 years. So now we have to vote AGAIN…yes, we have to cast our votes in…