Devondb
Devon DB is 28 years old and has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. In addition to the blog What About Peace, he is the Politics and Government Chair at The Hampton Institute and heads the Institute's podcast A Different Lens.
He was a staff member at The Progressive Playbook, been published and cross-posted on sites such as Global Research, Foreign Policy Journal, 4th Media and Global Policy Forum, has been on the radio show Speaking Truth To Empire, hosted by Dan Yassen on KFCF 88.1, and been published in a special issue of a the academic journal QED: A Journal in GLBTQ World Making.
His writings concern political happenings in the US and around the world, with analysis that aims for a critical, in-depth examination of events with the purpose of looking past headlines and going into detail to give a greater context and analysis of what is going on in the world.
For comments, questions, and inquiries, Devon DB can be contacted at [email protected].
MY BLOGS
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What About Peace?
http://whataboutpeace.blogspot.com/
The writings concern political happenings in the US and around the world, with analysis that aims for a critical, in-depth examination of events with the purpose of looking past headlines and going into detail to give a greater context and analysis of what is going on in the world.
For comments, questions, and inquiries, Devon DB can be contacted at [email protected].
LATEST ARTICLES ( 173 )
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Time Poverty: A Closer Look
By Devon Bowers Below is the transcript of an email interview I did with Rugveda Sawant discussing her July 2023 article on time poverty more in-depth. 1. Read more
Posted on 24 August 2023 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Marx, Ecology, and Politics: An Interview with Dr. Derek Wall
SourceMarx, Ecology, and Politics: An Interview with Dr. Derek Wall By Devon Bowers This is the transcript of a recent email interview I did with Dr. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Disturbing The Peace: Echoes of Despair
Disturbing The Peace: UN Peacekeepers and Sexual AbusePart 3: Echoes of DespairBy Devon Bowers Part 1 here and Part 2 here.Author’s Note: This article and serie... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Disturbing The Peace: Unabated Horrors
SourceDisturbing The Peace: UN Peacekeepers and Sexual AbusePart 2: Unabated HorrorsBy Devon BowersSee Part 1 here.Author’s Note: This article and series focuse... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Disturbing the Peace: UN Peacekeepers and Sexual Abuse
Part 1: Encouragement and Cover-upsBy Devon BowersAuthor’s Note: This article and series focuses on sexual abuse and assault, with some graphic descriptions of... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Understanding The Riots
By Devon BowersGiven light of the nationwide protests, especially in Minneapolis regarding the death of George Floyd, as well as other victims of police... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Passing Judgement (Part 1)
Passing Judgement: A History of Credit Rating AgenciesPart 1: FormationCredit rating agencies can be useful institutions as ideally they allow lenders to know... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Passing Judgement (Preview)
Source: Financial TimesNote: I am currently researching into the history of credit rating agencies, which has led me on a journey to the economic beginnings of... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Students, Peasants, and Communism in Colombia
This is a transcript of a recent email interview I did with Oliver Dodd, a PhD student at Nottingham University, where we expand upon his April 2019 articlein... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Teaching and Resistance in LA: An Interview
By Devon Bowers Below is the transcript of a recent email interview I did with LA teacher Jen McClellan, a teacher in the Los Angeles school district where we... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Question of War with North Korea
By Devon BowersThis was originally published on AHTribune.com. The summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un while photo... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
When Fellow Workers Can No Longer Find Work: A Talk with the Long-Term Unemployed
By Devon Bowers The following is an email interview with three individuals - Cayla, Carlos, and DR - who have been long-term unemployed. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Touring The Struggle Depot: An Interview with Kate and Sally
By Devon BowersBelow is the transcript of a recent email interview I had with Katherine Heller and Sally Tamarkin, hosts of the podcast TheStruggle Bus, where w... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Retail Work and Customer Relations: An Interview
By Devon BowersThis is the transcript of an email interview I did with former UK retail worker Helen Howard in which we discuss retail work, relations between... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Endless American Horror
: Lynching and PoliceAuthor's Note: Please note that this article contains graphic descriptions of lynchings. Discretion is advised. This article was... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Coups and History: An Interview on Zimbabwe
By Brenan DanielsThis is a transcript of a recent interview I did with Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan African Newswire and Nefta Freeman, an Analyst and Events... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Question of Art (Part 2)
By Devon BowersOriginally published on the Hampton InstituteIn a written portion of our series “The Question of Art,” we talk to artists Johnny Bentanamo and... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Question of Steve Bannon
Originally published on AH Tribune. Steve Bannon. It is a name of elicits anger or praise depending on who one is talking to. Some praise his leadership of... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Atlantic Alliance Part 1
The Atlantic Alliance: A History of the Anglo-American RelationshipPart 1: War and PeaceThe history of the relationship between the United States and the... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Weakness of the Resistance
By Brenan Daniels“We’re soon going to have a one party system.”- President TrumpThe 'Resistance' as opponents to President Trump call themselves, have been... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY