By OcJim Like many others I thought the election of a black president marked the end of bias and racism in our country. Even the coded -- He’s not one of us – rather unsubtle suggestion, portrayed by birthers and Tea Partyers against Barack Obama might be seen as…
As we end women's history month I feel compelled to bring up one of the most influential women in America, whose beliefs and compassion for the poor and uneducated have had a direct affect on how we live today: Margaret Sanger. In 1914, Margaret Sanger launched the magazine The Woman…
By: Robert Mynatt “Do you think people living on other planets have the same existential questions that we do?” “What are you talking about?” Zach and Mell lay in separate tanning beds in preparation for going to the desert for their annual one-week vacation to escape the coldness of…
Editor's Note: Here's the title and link to part 1 of Emily's story ---> 'Happy' It had been six months since Emily had been found on the doorstep of Pula's Funeral Home. True to his word Paul had set her up with a job as his make up artist. The …
“Student found guilty of charges in webcam suicide case” - ZDNet. “Tyler Clementi Case: Dharun Ravi Found Guilty of Hate Crimes, Invasion of Privacy” - Hollywood Gossip. “Hate-Crimes Conviction: Ex-Rutgers Student Faces Up to 10 Years in Closely Watched Bias Intimidation Case” - Wall Street Journal. “Dharun Ravi Found…
Dear 15 Year Old Me. I’m writing to tell you: It Got Better. Yesterday was a tough day for you. That time you spent in the bathroom will forever remain in your memory. You made your admission, to yourself. It was in your head before, but yesterday felt like…
I don’t know much about much, but after nearly thirty years of being married, I’m confident of these ten things any man can do to make himself a much better husband. 1. Embrace your wrongness. In the course of disagreeing with our wives, what many of we men fail to realize…
Meet (awesomely named) Dawn Hawkins. She is executive director of Morality in Media, which (according to its website) is “the leading national organization opposing pornography and indecency through public education and the application of the law.” As Dawn recounts in the video below, last month, while she was flying on Delta…
"The best two things women can do to utilize their strength in this country is to organize in solidarity for their legal rights and use their power in voting for the political party that best supports their interests" - Unknown All the controversy surrounding reproductive rights in the U.S. has woken…
Last year saw the debut of a new children's TV show in Britain, adapted from a successful series of children's books, as a lot of kid's TV is. The only trouble is that, rather than being yet another show about talking animals who repeat the same moral messages Sesame Street…