Heaping insult on top of injury and further destroying the idea of a civilized public discourse, Rush Limbaugh crossed further boundaries in his personal attack on 30 year-old Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke. Fluke, in a brave move, was advocating … Continued
Racism can be experienced at any age. Just ask seventh grader Miranda Washinawatok (left) who was recently suspended from her basketball team for a game. The reason? She spoke her native language of Menominee to another student. Miranda attends Sacred … Continued
Here’s a little holiday cheer, in the midst of hard times, according to an annual poll conducted by the International Charities Aid Foundation, Americans are both volunteering more and giving more to charity. And in a year that saw the … Continued
In his new campaign commercial, Rick Perry serves up yet another platter of homophobia with a side of religious zeal. In a campaign filled with gaffes including, but clearly not limited to, failing to name the three agencies he would … Continued
In 2008, crowds of frantic Black Friday shoppers trampled 34 year-old Wal-Mart employee Jdimytai Damour to his death as he and other workers tried to unlock the door at 5:00 A.M. It went unnoticed by most of those involved in … Continued
In two recent interviews with Parade and the New York Times, Texas Governor Rick Perry, currently biding for the presidential GOP nomination, insisted that he was not certain that President Obama was born in the United States. In a form … Continued
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has dealt yet another blow to women’s rights. Recently, DeMint rather underhandedly attached a radical anti-abortion amendment onto an otherwise completely unrelated piece of legislation. On the heels of passing the so-called Protect Life Act, which … Continued
With Texas governor Rick Perry throwing his hat into the Grand Old Party circus ring last month, the disturbing anti-gay elements which have permeated this GOP primary season continued. Since his August 13th announcement, Perry has made his anti-gay position … Continued
The Family Leader, an ultra-conservative Christian group based in Iowa, recently created a document titled, “The Marriage Vow – A Declaration of Dependence upon Marriage and Family.” Presently, they are asking Republican presidential candidates to sign it, promising only those … Continued
In a recent feature, J. Crew’s online catalogue portrays designer Jenna Lyons with her son Beckett. It’s a stunning shot of a mother and her very clearly adored child, a boy who happens to be sporting pink toenails. The accompanying … Continued