Declan Mazur is a contributor to On Magnolia Square.
We've been told that distractions are healthy for all of us. Playing the role of "functioning member of society" sees any opportunity to rip off our costume as tempting. What if I told you, however, that our desire for distractions are being taken advantage of every day. Humans are manipulating each other, and it's time we realized why.
The future of the Lebanese government remains unknown as minister after minister resigned following the blast along with protests for government reform. Could the aftershocks of Beirut be more impactful than the explosion itself throughout Lebanon?
Just last month, Ethiopia began the groundwork for their Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project to help bolster the country’s majority and struggling agrarian economy. COVID-19 significantly impacted the agrarian and manufacturing sectors for the worse, while simultaneously stressing proper hygiene and sanitation habits to limit the spread of the virus. The $5 billion hydroelectric project has also received pushback from neighboring Egypt in attempts to control domestic water supplies. Will that stop Ethiopia’s five-year completion plan?
Life goes on each day with current events that happen to miss the front pages of any major news company. Regions around the world are marginalized or forgotten such as Oceania and Central Asia primarily in Western-based media and that probably won’t change. What can change is the news we prioritize and lay importance to; it’s time to open our eyes to a world larger than the UN Security Council chair holders.