Just following the inauguration of the United States’ commander in chief, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists released its annual report that declared that the Doomsday Clock now rested at two and a half minutes to midnight. 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of the Doomsday Clock, a graphic that made its way into being the international [...]
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Travel alerts reflect our perceptions of ourselves and other nations
In 2015, Brazil reported more homicides (59, 108) than the United States, Mexico, Canada, China, Russia, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa and the entirety of Europe. It’s standing as one of the world’s most violent countries, however, did not stop it from being the hosting state of the 2016 Olympics. In the same [...]
Social Media has changed the role of journalists
Social media is bringing the world to its feet. If the U.S. military blamed media coverage of Vietnam for losing the war and turning public opinion, it ain’t seen nothing yet. Social media is revealing the truth about ourselves to us: that we can’t tolerate war.