Edition 7: Global Challenges: Between Crisis And Innovation

Covers the mounting crisis in Ukraine while offering a prospect of resolving this tension diplomatically, what is driving the US crime wave, the new political order in Chile, and Covid policy. The Voice in the Crowd section is dedicated toward opinions of Ukrainians and Russians on their countries's meltdown in relations. The interview for this edition is with American pundit and pollster Richard Baris on the subject of the mood of the American electorate toward the current administration.

Discussion on The American Electorate with Rich Baris

Rich Baris is a noted American pollster and the Director of Big Data Poll. He is also the author of a book on American politics (Our Virtuous Republic: The Forgotten Clause In The American Social Contract).

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Ukrainian-Russian conflict: Voices In The Crowd

This month's Voices in the Crowd covers a potential looming conflict between Ukraine and Russia over the issue of Ukrainian sovereignty. We spoke to 4 Ukrainans and 4 Russians to...

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Settling Ukraine: The Need for a Diplomatic Solution Between Russia and the United States

On December 7th, a 2-hour virtual summit between President Joe Biden of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation was held on the subject of Ukraine. The summit, which...

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A New Chile: After Elections, An Opportunity to Build Social Dignity, Not Just Following Orders from the Authority

Chile has changed. These last two years have been full of historical moments that will have repercussions for the future of society and in the anti-capitalist movements of the world...

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What’s Behind an American Pandemic Crimewave?

There is a strong public perception in the United States that crime has increased in 2020 and continuing into 2021. The first question to ask is, is that true? According to...

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To Boost or Not to Boost for COVID-19: How Should We Approach this Question?

OVID-19, which has dominated world attention for over two years now, will continue to be in the forefront of public health for the foreseeable future. With “COVID fatigue” setting in...

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I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: American physician (19th Century)

Editor's Note

Platform Mag is pleased to publish our seventh edition. The general theme for this edition is global challenges that demands innovation to resolve a crisis. In this edition, we see challenges across the world from the current war scare in Ukraine that offers a possibility of Russian-American detente, to the challenge of the explosion in crime rates in the US and and an attempt to explore what is causing this great crime wave, the challenges of a new Chile, and the challenges that we all faced through Covid and what a sound post-pandemic policy would be based on. Our interview for this edition is with American pundit and pollster Richard Baris on the subject of the state of polling in the United States and mood of the American electorate toward the current administration. Also make sure to check our Voices in the Crowd section on what are the opinions of some Russians and Ukrainians on the current Russo-Ukrainian crisis!

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