Ethan Lindenberger testifies against his anti-vaccination parents before Congress. Photo courtesy of NBC News. With the 2020 election already hanging over our heads, it’s fairly easy to picture which socio-political…
Two Kyrgyzstani girl in traditional clothing. Photo courtesy of The Borgen Project. Education breeds confidence and encourages young girls to pursue opportunities otherwise not available to them, which is one…
Soldiers from the Syrian Democratic Forces flash the “V” for victory sign. Photo courtesy of CNN. At last, the international coalition declared the defeat of the Islamic State. Last Saturday,…
Young lesbian woman with face paint at an LGBTQ+ community center in Accra, Ghana. Photo courtesy of Human Rights Watch. Ghana is a leader in terms of West African democracy…
The First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn Heights opened their doors this past Saturday, March 23 for a tenant town hall meeting discussing universal rent control. The meeting, organized by the Housing Justice For All coalition, outlined nine points they want state legislators to pay attention to come June 15 when the state’s current rent laws are set to expire.
President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal calls for major reductions in spending on Medicare and Medicaid, although he promised not to cut the programs as a candidate in 2016.…
Paul Manafort, the well-connected political consultant targeted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was convicted this Thursday on eight felony charges resulting in 47 months in prison. In a world…
International Women’s Day in Spain is celebrated with the “Huelga Feminista” (Women’s Strike). Last year, in March, women took to the streets for the first time in this strike…
The past few weeks have seen more candidates jump into the increasingly crowded competition for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper launched his campaign…
A few weeks ago, I stepped into an Uber in Los Angeles, California. We quickly hit our first red light. Somehow, this silence was the perfect justification for my…