There are people in the United States who are against celebrating Thanksgiving because instead of seeing it as an innocent holiday to give thanks, they view it as a reminder of the continued suffering of Native Americans. These groups want to equate celebrating Thanksgiving to commemorating white supremacy, cultural genocide and a legacy of European colonialism.
People who strongly believe...
On the evening of November 13, a series of attacks in Paris by members of ISIS resulted in the deaths of 129 people. In addition, 352 people were sent to hospitals because of injuries sustained during the attacks.
For those fortunate enough to be outside of Paris at the time, fears still ran high. From concerns for loved ones in...
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, former inmates have a lot to be thankful for. Christmas has arrived early and brought the gift of medical insurance at a very low cost or no cost at all.
Prisoners are eager to leave, but why are some so quick to go back? In order to not pay out of their own pocket,...
Why is there such legislative interest in porn, lately? The California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act is the second ballot measure in three years involving condom use on adult film sets. The first, passed in 2012, Measure B, or the County of Los Angeles Safer Sex in the Adult Industry Act, requires all adult films produced...
Going to SeaWorld has always been a treat for children and adults across America. For me, the best part of each trip was getting to see America’s favorite killer whale: Shamu. However, just like any other entertainment company, they had us distracted by all the amazing acts, in this case by Shamu, and we failed to see the cruelty...
Last November, California voters chose to take a meaningful step fixing our broken prison system by voting in favor of Proposition 47, but now some within the police department are trying to undermine this effort before all the facts are out.
Now of course it’s important for the police to keep our streets safe by punishing those who violate the...
The University of Missouri (also known as Mizzou) has been in the national spotlight since the beginning of November. Amid a hostile and racist campus climate felt by black students at the university, Jonathan Butler, a graduate student at Mizzou, declared that he would not consume any food at the expense of his health until President Tim Wolfe was...
Whenever people ask me what show I’m currently watching, I always feel hesitant to reply that it’s “Gilmore Girls.” The last time I told a stranger that, they scoffed at me as if I had just told them I believed the Earth was flat. They never talked to me again, and it led me to wonder what was so...