Amelia Kent articles

Amelia Kent has a degree in social work from Seattle University and has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cebu City, Philippines. Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

Fighting for the LGBT Community in the Philippines

By Amelia Kent - March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

Extreme stigma experienced by those who are openly gay drive many in the Philippines to maintain double life by engaging in covert behavior.

For Philippine Women, Cebu City is Rising

By Amelia Kent - February 6, 2013 Leave a Comment

As part of a global campaign to end violence against women, One Billion Rising is taking the world by storm, calling women to rise, strike and dance.

Outsourcing Explosion Having Deep Impact in Philippines

By Amelia Kent - December 4, 2012 2 Comments

Despite the outsourcing explosion, there hasn’t been a significant reduction in poverty for last decade, with 26% still living below Philippine poverty line

The Inconvenience of Homelessness in America

By Amelia Kent - November 27, 2012 Leave a Comment

Inconvenience of Homelessness becomes more complicated when you invest in learning about social, economic problems

Esperanza International: A Closer Look at Development

By Amelia Kent - November 23, 2012 1 Comment

Esperanza International sets a great example of social awareness and development leadership

Carlos Ghosn’s Wild Japanese Disappearing Act

By David Anderson, J.D.

His claim is that he’s not fleeing justice as a fugitive but rather escaping a racist and rigged system. It’s hard to know which of those narratives is true. James Bond (or James Bond villain?)

Unlikely odds for radically different leadership and change in Cameroon post-Biya

There is a conflation of honeymoon and change in post-Biya predictions. The caste State also says why ceteris paribus such change is unlikely in Cameroon.

The World that cried wolf! Ignoring and sanitizing American foreign policy in Bolivia

When our country overthrow’s the government of another country, we just ignore it and our press sanitizes the putsch. Its time to engage and cry wolf!

The Highest Form of Communism is Transcendental Communism

By Roger Copple

Let us encourage neighbors to create their own social vision and worldview, thinking globally and acting locally. Let each elementary, middle, and high school district create its own educational philosophy.

Circa $2.56 million for drinks in State end of year festivities spending in Cameroon is irresponsible government

For a poor and conflict-ridden State, $2.56million for end of year State parties in Cameroon is a show of irresponsibility and lack of accountability.

Not So Fast On That New Capital City, Burundi

By David Anderson, J.D.

Burundi’s capital is being moved for the good of the people! Actually no: the dictatorship is moving and building a new administrative city as a mega-theft.

President Trump Signs Pro- Hong Kong Law into Effect

By Thomas Manning

President Trump was right to promulgate The Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. China’s growing influence has come with a lack of democratic principles.

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