Tears of Africa

The U.S. immigration debate isn’t actually about borders. It’s about power, labor, fear, and political theater —and the public is being played from both sides. Why this is trending right now: Election cycles sharpen incentives. Immigration becomes a proxy war for identity and control. Fear mobilizes voters. Outrage funds media. And complexity gets flattened into slogans because nuance doesn’t trend—but anger does. Here’s the stance most won’t say plainly: America’s immigration crisis is engineered by contradiction . Leaders publicly condemn “illegal immigration” while quietly depending on it to keep entire industries alive. That hypocrisy is the engine. Cold facts, no spin: The U.S. economy relies heavily on immigrant labor —especially in agriculture , construction , caregiving , and service work . Remove it overnight and prices spike, shortages follow. Border enforcement budgets have grown for decades—yet the system remains clogged because legal pathways are outdated an...

  You may have read or witnessed empires rise and crumble. But nothing quite prepares you for the spectacle of a single leader unraveling the threads of the post-World War II order in real time. Enter Donald Trump , whose second term has kicked off with a bang—literally, in the form of military raids and brazen threats that echo the imperial overreach of bygone eras. If you're wondering whether Trump is the biggest threat to the world right now, buckle up: the evidence is as alarming as it is undeniable. Let's cut through the noise. Just days into 2026, Trump orchestrated a daring U.S. special forces operation to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his Caracas stronghold, invoking a self-proclaimed "Donroe Doctrine" that twists the 1823 Monroe Doctrine into a license for unilateral intervention. This wasn't just a flex against a faltering regime; it was a blatant disregard for international law , executed without UN authorization or congressional...

  The United States has a long history of intervening in Latin America and the Caribbean, often justified by the Monroe Doctrine (1823), which declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European recolonization but evolved into a rationale for US dominance. Theodore Roosevelt 's 1904 Corollary asserted the US right to act as regional "policeman," frequently to protect economic interests (e.g., United Fruit Company ) or counter perceived threats like communism during the Cold War . Interventions ranged from direct military invasions (" Banana Wars ," 1898–1930s) to covert CIA-backed coups , with at least 41 successful regime changes from 1898–1994. Motivations included economic gains, anti-communism, and strategic denial of influence to rivals.Critics view these as imperialistic, leading to instability, dictatorships, human rights abuses, and anti-US resentment. Proponents argue some stabilized regions or prevented worse outcomes, though many resulted in long-t...

The ongoing debate in Ghana over whether Christian mission schools —historically founded, funded, and operated by churches—must accommodate Muslim students’ religious practices, such as daily salat (prayers) and the wearing of the hijab , has exposed deep fault lines. On one side, Christian leaders assert that compelling these schools to alter their foundational religious character, including mandatory Christian prayers and assemblies, violates their institutional autonomy and the voluntary basis on which parents enroll their children. On the other, Muslim parents and advocates argue that excluding their children’s religious observances constitutes discrimination and undermines the right to freedom of religion. This impasse, while rooted in Ghana’s pluralistic religious landscape, is neither unique nor intractable. Globally, multi-religious societies have successfully navigated similar tensions by applying principled frameworks that protect both individual religious freedoms and the...