Trump and Putin in Helsinki: A Non-Summit
(Updated 25 July 2018) The most charitable thing that can be said of the Trump-Putin Summit Meeting in Helsinki on 16 July, is that it was the celebration of a non-summit, just like Alice in Wonderland’s non-birthdays. Watch the highlights of
More than Hurt Feelings: The Real Danger of Hate Speech
EDITOR’S NOTES: THIS PIECE IS AUTHORED BY Naomi Elster. Naomi has a PhD in Breast Cancer, and is an author of fiction, non-fiction and scripts. Her work has been widely published, including; The Establishment, The Guardian and Crannog Magazine. Now that Trump
POTUS is Compromised: Web of Intelligence Links Trump and Associates to Kremlin
Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark
Trump Tyranny and the Politics of Resistance
In the Trump administration, are we witnessing the undermining of democracy and the rise of tyranny? Can the institutions of American Democracy provide effective resistance? Last fall, in another world altogether, I wrote an Impakter article on “The Great Turning” where
One for All – President Donald Trump?
When I was an international graduate student, a first timer in the US, I got my first taste of the smooth functionality of the American Democratic apparatus in 2012. I was in New York, the world’s melting pot and home
WHY 2017 COULD BE BETTER THAN YOU THINK
At the end of the year, the prediction game becomes a top sporting event in the publishing industry, with everyone throwing their predictions on the wall to see if they stick. I’ll throw mine too but I’ll do it in
The Trump Doctrine: Madman Theory, Oil, and Imperialism
What Will American Foreign Policy Look Like Under a Trump Administration? Throughout the course of the 2016 United States Presidential Election, it was sold to the American people as a choice: continued or increased involvement in global affairs or self-imposed isolationism. In truth, it was not
Op-Ed: A Canadian’s view of Trump
Canada has enjoyed a peaceful and friendly relationship with the United States for many years, except for one little spat – the war of 1812 – which Canada, then a colony of Britain, won. The two countries share, and have
TRUMP’S BUSINESS MODEL
WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION Most people who voted Trump did so because they saw him as a successful businessman, someone strong enough to clean up the "dirty game" in Washington and kick Congress into shape, "draining the swamp." It
IMPAKTER ESSAY: Brexit, the Colombian Peace Plebiscite, and Trump – A Behavioral Approach
The goal here is to highlight the fallibility of our individual ideas and choices in the crafting of collective actions. Therefore, this article explores six heuristics and biases that influence our choices and decision-making. Ultimately, it invites us to question
Impeding the Vote
Last month, I read an article on NPR that explored how voters with disabilities are fighting for more accessible polling places. Many people, all over the country, experience significant challenges voting because of accessibility even though there are laws and
Can Donald Trump Really Afford to Ignore Climate Change?
The vote has been cast, democracy has spoken and Donald Trump is set to be the United States of America’s 49th President. A little hard to believe for some but a momentous occasion for others: the election result has certainly