SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, is a bill currently being considered by the United States government for the reason that the title suggests, to stop online piracy. The intention of the bill was to give organizations such as the RIAA the ability to shut down any site that had any information protected by copyright laws. Giving this kind of power to companies and organizations has caused much fear and anger in the US internet user base, as well as around the world. (more…)

Kim Jong-il, dictator of North Korea, ascended to power following the death of his father, Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea. With Kim Jong il’s death, his son, Kim-Jong-un, is poised to perpetuate the Kim family rule. (more…)

On November 28, 2011, the presidential election of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was being held. The two major presidential candidates were the incumbent Joseph Kabila and Etienne Tshisekedi, but there were nine other contenders. The election was only the second time citizens of the country were able to vote for a president. (more…)

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, also spelled Qaddafi, was a Libyan leader born in June 1942 in the Qasr Abu Hadi region outside Sirte, Libya. He was a member of the Qadhadfa tribe and had a rural desert upbringing, living in a Bedouin tent and attending a Muslim elementary school in Sebha. (more…)

Has Wikileaks done any damage? Does Julian Assanges belong in jail? In today’s world, most people are unaware of the back and forth of diplomatic cables through which countries communicate among themselves. Only those who have been dedicated to the vague old concepts of human rights even acknowledge that there must be a lot of open give and take amongst countries to protect borders and the rights of the everyday citizen. (more…)