Perpetuating mass incarceration in the US The United States currently has the dubious honor of being the world leader when it comes to imprisonment. For every 100,000 people in the US there are 716 people behind bars. This translates in 2.25 million incarcerated individuals. When you compare this to other industrialized nations, Russia is a   …Continue Reading

Hurricane Sandy churned across the Caribbean and up the eastern seaboard of the U.S. in late October of 2012, leaving a path of death and destruction in its wake. This article focuses on the decision making among some of those who stayed behind in the storm—and how we might use that information to better prepare   …Continue Reading

*PREVIEW* A 13 minute trailer for an anti-Islam film that may or may not exist has caused a worldwide uproar that no one could have predicted. The American production, entitled “Innocence of Muslims” which portrays the Prophet Muhammed as a womanizer, a fraud and a child molester has deeply offended many Muslims. Trailers for the   …Continue Reading

Earlier this year David Barton,  a self proclaimed historian and Christian reconstructionist who is considered responsible for the miseducation of millions of Americans about their country’s history, published his latest book titled “The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson.” Three months after its publication, on the 16th of July, the   …Continue Reading

Many of us have seen “Cool Runnings” ,  the 1993 adventure comedy film which is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team’s debut in the bobsleigh competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The team was a fan favourite, largely because of their position as the ultimate underdog: besides   …Continue Reading