Panama: The Politics

Politics in Panama has been more of constitutional democracy throughout the 20th century The history of coup led by General Manuel Noriega back in 1968 has brought power to the military as Noriega had manipulated most of the highest officials of the government...

Panama and Its Foreign Relations For Economic Development and Sustainability

Panama and its foreign relations concern itself with two major issues for Panama’s development—the Panama Canal and international trade and shipping Since Panama is located at the isthmus of Central America, it has good reason to be involved in most foreign counterparts...

Cult Leader Calls Obama A Monkey

Just when many Americans believed that Barack Obama’s success in the Democratic primary was a sign that racial divisions were mending, racism has reappeared and threatens to curtail the progress that has been made Lyndon LaRouche recently compared Obama, one of the most successful Blacks in politics, to a monkey and referred to his mother as a race-mixing slut, comparing her to Margaret Mead, a woman who had various husbands of various ethnic backgrounds...

Run Barack Run!

Do you remember Jesse Jackson’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 Do you recall the hope and pride that filled the streets of the African American community during Jackson’s two campaigns...

Why I am Running for President: Special Victims Unit

Presidential candidates assure us that they love all Americans. But they especially love Americans who have been victimized in ways that reinforce their campaign platform....

The Race Card

When it finally seemed as if Barack Obama had regained momentum, after losing primaries in Ohio and Texas, critics played a card that is still polarizing today, and ultimately threatening his goal of bringing all Americans together in a turbulent era In the 2008 election campaign, Obama has distanced himself from his rivals, not by solely focusing on the hot-button issues that have divided Americans in the past, such as 4,000 lives lost in the Iraq War or the imminent economic recession...

Can Obama Really Win?

Many thought the day would never come A day that all Americans could prove to their children that they could become whatever they want in life no matter what their background is...

Should Obama Start Drama?

Throughout the Democratic primaries, Senator Barack Obama has dedicated his entire campaign to change Change from the usual divisive politics and mudslinging that have characterized many presidential elections by putting more emphasis on the issues that are important to voters such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the economy...

What Next For Bahrain?

Bahraini liberals have responded to the growing power of religious parties by organizing themselves to campaign through civil society in order to defend basic personal freedoms from being legislated away....

What Has France's New President Done For The Country

A look at some of the changes implemented by the latest French premier and some of his motives behind the changes....