Ethos Press Corps
United States
Hacktivists or Hackterrorists?
by Michael Vazquez ‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous has been gaining an increasing amount of press in the last few months. Their tagline, “We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us”, clearly outlines their ideology, which is quite dangerous if not inspiring, considering the extent of their mission. Their … Continue reading
Our Spartans Remembered
by Michael Vazquez In this world it seems we have become accustomed to tragedy. We have seen how slavery has left this world broken and at times emotionally isolated. We’ve seen how the Ottoman genocides against its neighbors left the Greeks and Armenians torn and lost. We’ve seen the tragedy of the Jews and the … Continue reading
Celebrities, Are They the New International Diplomats?
by Erica Maloney I was fortunate enough to grow up in one of the many bucolic towns scattered about New England. I have never gone a night without a roof over my head and as I child my biggest worry when it came to food was that, on a Friday night, my mother would make me … Continue reading
Special Saturday Report: A Year of Crisis and Uncertainty
by Michael Vazquez Crisis seems to have been the theme of 2011. Every corner we turn we hit another calamity, another difficulty. To be clear, our country has been through many of these in its history, and arguably has seen much worse than what we now face. However it is excruciatingly difficult to ignore the … Continue reading
The Great Drama of Washington
by Michael Vazquez Washington, D.C.- With a sweeping majority the Senate today approved the Budget Control Act of 2011, in layman’s terms, the debt deal that avoided apocalypse. The deal was passed in the House on Monday, where the greatest levels of contention were found. With the Tea Party essentially blackmailing the nation with their … Continue reading
The Politics of the Fringe
by Nathan Riedy This article was written from the perspective of the author on the morning of July 31st with the impending debt crisis still unresolved. Writing this the morning of July 31st makes this subject all the more urgent. In two days, barring action by the United States’ divided government, the nation will default … Continue reading
The Great Stakes: Impending Economic Crisis as Debt Deadline Approaches
Research and Reporting by Michael Vazquez United States- It is truly barbaric what is going on in Washington. The word compromise is seemingly as frightening as the words fascism and communism were during the Cold War Era, and politicians on both sides of the aisle are behaving worse than toddlers. The fear tactics that both … Continue reading
