March 17, 2018 – Bridge Agents

For Jordanian Women, a Year of Hard-Won Progress and Continuing Challenges

March 17, 2018 Bridge Agents

Jordan (GV) – In the month that commemorates Women’s Day, it is important to highlight what Jordanian women have achieved in the fight for their rights throughout 2017. Just one year ago, women were not in the same condition as they are now. It is just as important, however, to note that obstacles still exist. Despite a successful campaign to repeal a legal loophole allowing rapists to marry their victims, numerous challenges still lie ahead toward achieving gender equality in Jordan, including child marriage, barriers to joining the job market, and…

Tradecraft: Top 20 Places to Hide Your Survival Water Stockpile

March 17, 2018 Bridge Agents

(SurvivalSullivan) – All preppers should strive to be more like squirrels. Hiding your preps away from view, especially your most vital prep of all…water, is a necessity. Even if you have a big pond and/or a creek that runs through your property, never take the seemingly ample supply of water for granted. A drought or some type of contamination (accidental, environmental, or intentional) could decrease or deplete your pond or creek, and leave your family with no means of quenching their thirst after the SHTF. Collecting rainwater in barrels should…

Perspectives | Putin’s Reelection Won’t Fix Poverty and Pensions

March 17, 2018 Bridge Agents

(EAN) – Russians are growing frustrated with poor healthcare, underfunded schools, and increasing poverty, a recent poll shows. As President Vladimir Putin prepares for his fourth term, he is making promises and boosting pensions. But he has a mixed record delivering enduring social goods. And in the past, benefits like pensions were often reversed soon after the vote. The newspaper Vedomosti highlighted common complaints in a widely shared article last year: “10 unfulfilled promises of Putin and Medvedev.” For example, the number of Russians living in poverty since Putin’s last…