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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The Politics Of Time
As time shifts, so does the political landscape, subjects are bought up from the past while other events are just as fast as forgotten. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chicago Schools Fight Back: An Interview with Angelique Roberts
This is the transcript of a recent interview I did with Angelique Roberts concerning the recent school closings in Chicago and how people have fought back... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Race, Queerphobia, and America
The oppression and problems that LGBT people face on a regular basis is gaining more and more exposure in the news on both a national and international level. Read more
Posted on 12 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Other Matrix
This is my most recent article that has been posted up at The Hampton Institution's website, of which I am the Politics/Government department chair. Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Global Campaign to Call for a Peace Treaty
Editor's Note: As we all know, the developments are the Korean peninsula are quite worrying as the Koreas seem to edge closer to war and those of us who want... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why We Must Fight
Even doing so much as glancing at the occasional headline or ticker feed can make one feel as if the world is going to hell in a handbasket. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Hampton Institute
The following is a transcript of a recent email interview I had with Colin Jenkins, the founder of the newly created and soon-to-be-launched Hampton Institute... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Myth of Regime Apologists
Given the current conflict in Syria, there are many in the alternative media whose main focus when reporting on the fighting is the actions of the rebels. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
In the Arms of Dictators
: America the Great… Global Arms Dealer By: Andrew Gavin Marshall The American imperial system incorporates much more than supporting the occasional coup or... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Technocracy Comes To America
It has been known for quite some time that technocratic governments had taken hold in Europe, with the most prominent examples being in Greece, where “Lucas... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Israel and Iran Part 2: Shattered Friendship
Part 1 can be seen here It is important to realize that while the alliance with the Shah was used to further US and Israeli interests and Iran was relatively... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
On Black History Month
The month of February has been set aside to celebrate the struggles and achievements of African-Americans in the form of Black History Month. Read more
Posted on 04 February 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Intervention in Syria On Its Way?
Due to the current crisis in Syria, with the Syrian military fighting rebels and the alleged gunning down of civilians by the Al-Assad regime, many are wonderin... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The True Heroes of Libya
It has recently been reported that forces which are identified as “pro-Gaddafi fighters” by Al Jazeera, have been fighting back against Libya’s National... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Israel and Iran Part 1: An Alliance of Convenience
Author's Note: Due to the amount of information concerning the relationship between Israel and Iran, I have decided to turn what was going to be one article int... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Power, Propaganda, and Purpose in American Democracy
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall NOTE: The following article is the documented transcript from the second episode of a new podcast show, “Empire, Power, and People wit... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Excerpt: Iran, Israel, and the Shah
The following is an excerpt from the upcoming article entitled Iran, Israel, and the Shah in which the former friendship between Israel and Iran is examined. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fundraiser Alert! The Book Project Takes on the American Empire
This was originally posted on ThePeoplesBookProject.com on January 9, 2012.' This past week the Book Project received total donations of $45.00, and with 7 hour... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2012 SOCIETY -
Iran: The Lie Is Revealed
It has recently been revealed to the world that the US government does not think Iran is building nuclear weapons. US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated i... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama And LGBT Rights
Currently Obama is alone with no one challenging him to the Democratic presidential nominee. It is no secret that all of the Republican presidential candidates... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY