https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ZOTiIv_TQ&t=6s Fascism is definable as an authoritarian, right-wing approach to government, relying upon nationalism, capitalism, and militarism. Fascism may span from relatively “soft” forms such as Franco’s Spain to its most murderous exponents, such as Nazi Germany (Boggs 37-80). As a framework for authoritarian governance, fascism has been discerned in the strong resurgence of rightist […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBF2mOz5FwE&t=45s Climate Change is defined by NASA as “. . . a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates” (NASA). Although there is a vast amount of data analyzed by climatologists which detail the effects of Climate Change, as well as its mostly anthropogenic
(Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, 2019. Joseph Kimsey). Globalization has proven to have a massive effect on nations such as Egypt. Globalization has been defined by Merriam Webster as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets” (Merriam Webster).
(Frozen Alpine Lake, 2016. Joseph Kimsey) Disinformation is defined as “. . . false information deliberately and often covertly spread. . . in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth” (Merriam-Webster). Although espionage and political subterfuge are hardly new phenomena, the breadth and effectiveness of political disinformation campaigns have reached breathtaking new heights,
(Buddha in Repose, National Museum of Antiquities, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2018. Joseph Kimsey) Mindfulness is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis” (Merriam-Webster). While mindfulness is not necessarily a concept normally tied to the social sciences, it