Humanity Archive
By Luis GayMore than 200 women and children were “freed from the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria on .” Of those, many were children and a large amount of women were pregnant. Health screenings and psychological counseling for …
Do you see my cage? You stand before me with laughter in your eyes, You are standing on the outside, and you don’t even realize. You think I want to be here, you think it’s fun and games, But this …
We live in a world of soundbites and dumbed-down media messages. Having so many people competing for our attention and trying to capture that attention in a short time is bound to lead to an oversimplification of complex issues much …
California’s record drought is driving a lot of change with public alarm matching the rising temperature. According to a recent poll, a record 94 percent of Californians “believe that the drought is serious, and one-third support mandatory rationing.” The drought …
By Sheena Vasani In her quest to achieve some semblance of justice in the world and in her own life, abuse survivor Rachael Kay Albers angrily sought refuge in feminism. Until one day, she noticed an irony: In her aggressive …
By Ebony O McGee, Vanderbilt University Dressed in a black hoodie and sagging jeans, DeAndre (name changed) swaggers down the street, singing loudly the gritty lyrics of a gangsta rap. This routine typifies DeAndre’s journey to and from school. Many …
Three women a day die as the result of domestic violence (nnedv.org). Join me for an “on the air” conversation with Radhika Sharma, education coordinator at Apha Ghar (Our Home, ApnaGhar.org) on the VoiceAmerica Empowerment Internet radio channel (click …
Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Director Dr. Celia B. Fisher On Thursday, April 30th, Fordham University Center for Ethics Education Dr. Celia B. Fisher was interviewed by ABC 7 Eyewitness News on the ethics of the right to biological …
by Michael Grabell ProPublica, April 29, 2015, 5:13 p.m. A bill that would prevent insurance companies from using routine doctor requests to reopen the cases of injured workers and deny previously approved care passed a key California senate committee Wednesday. The …
Robert E. Rains, Pennsylvania State University and Dara E. Purvis, Pennsylvania State University On April 28, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Obergefell v Hodges, challenges arising in four states (Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Michigan) to anti-same-sex marriage laws. The …
