Edition 9: War And Peace

Articles in this edition cover the separate Russian and Ukrainian strategies to win the war, the serious flaws with Amnesty International's report on Israel, an analysis of the style of the American State of the Union, and a case for an election system based on the Borda system. Also includes a Voices in the Crowd section on the worldwide inflation crisis.

Inflation and Prices: Voices In The Crowd

Inflation and Prices: Voices In The Crowd

This month's Voices in the Crowd covers the impact of inflation and price raises in everyday life. We spoke to several people across the world from the United States to Japan and between to see how they have impacted by this raise in prices and what they think is the root cause behind it.

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A Catch .22: Why Putin Should Settle for Peace in Ukraine

On February 24th, 2022, Vladimir Putin finally gave the order to invade Ukraine, announcing the attack as a "special operation" to "de-nazify" neighboring Ukraine...

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(Sh)Amnesty International’s Report on Israel: A Critique

On the 1st of February, Amnesty International, a human rights organization, released its report on Israel, which accuses Israel of practicing apartheid. Apartheid, which is a crime against humanity, can be defined as a “system of legalized...

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State of the Union 2022: The Need To Look Beyond Macrocosmic Partisanship And Into One’s Inner Self and Circle

The State of the Union Address (SOTU) by President Joe Biden on March 1st, 2022, was the last in a centennial series of addresses, which has become customary, since Woodrow Wilson, for...

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Moving Beyond Plurality and Ranked Choice Voting: The Case for Borda

Nine Democrats and 7 Republicans are competing to fill the seat in the newly created 6th congressional district where I happen to live in Oregon. Following the primaries of May 17th, 2022, the field will narrow and in November voters will be asked to choose from a slate that will include one Republican.

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Editor's Note
We are pleased to present the 9th edition of the Platform Mag! February was the month of decision for Russia on the question of whether to go to war or remain formally at peace. Russia's decision was ultimately to go to war with Ukraine. Our articles for this month's edition fit in with this theme of war and peace. One article covers the strategies employed by each side in this Russo-Ukrainian conflict to win the war. Another article covers the war by a non-governmental organization on the truth in Israel by tackling the serious problems with the infamous Amnesty International’s apartheid report on Israel. Metaphorically-speaking, war and peace are also relevant themes for elections as a campaign seeks to achieve victory over their opponents and peace is achieved through the setting down of clear rules of how an election is conducted and how political legitimacy is to be conferred through a non-violent manner. An article in this edition argues that one election method in particular is superior mathematically speaking than all the rest.
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