Golden Globalization

Earlier yesterday morning, October 27th, 2018, a gunman open fired at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .  The Tree of Life synagogue resides in the Squirrel hill neighbourhood within Pittsburgh, an area known for having one of the largest Jewish populations in Pennsylvania.  The synagogue was full of worshippers who were there to mark the Sabbath, a Jewish practice in which practicing Jews take an abstinence from work from Friday to Saturday evening.  Reportedly, alleged gunman Robert Bowers walked into the Saturday morning service with an assault rifle and two pistols. Bowers open fired on the service, and when police arrived and approached the scene Bowers blockaded himself in one of the rooms within the synagogue.  Witnesses claim that Bowers shouted “all Jews must die,” as he carried out his attack. At this point in time, there are 11 reported casualties from the massacre. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has stated his condolences to ...

Fourteen states within the US do not tax feminine products .  Five of these states don’t possess a sales tax, while the other nine have explicitly removed feminine hygiene products from being taxed, my home state of Massachusetts being one of them.  While there is no sole tax specifically designated for feminine products, they are bundled in with other goods which are considered to be luxuries rather than necessities.   This issue has recently come more into light because this Wednesday, on October 3rd 2018, Australia announced that the country would be removing the controversial tax on feminine products .  Prior to this decision, and at the moment, menstrual products are sold with a 10% goods and services tax. The plan is to see this tax removed in Australia by 2019. But, Australia is not the first country to cut out this unreasonable tax.  India eliminated their 12% tax on sanitary products earlier this year. Back in July it was announced India would be g...

Sulawesi is an Indonesian island east of Borneo with a population of about 17.4 million.  This past Friday, September 28th 2018, there was a devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred off of the coast.  The earthquake had a 7.5 magnitude, resulting in many aftershocks. The city of Palu was essentially hit the hardest. The waves that hit Palu were recorded to be about 6 metres tall, rather than the initially estimated 0.5 to 3 metres.  These waves annihilated the area, resulting in the destruction of buildings and the deaths of an ongoing number of people. Unfortunately, many people were unaware of the oncoming devastation. Despite there being an alert sent out to the people of the area, it has been discovered that this warning may not have even made it to the citizens of Palu.  According to Indonesia’s meteorological and geophysics agency (BMKG), there was an alert sent out after the first wave, and the warning lasted throughout the rest of the onslaught ...