Humanity Archive
By Dominic Uyeda Imagine a 17 year old, with long blonde hair, wearing a dress and makeup, being driven to a foster care group home. Once there, she will be sharing a room with two teenage boys, living in a house …
Join me for an engaging, live “on the air conversation” with David Howe, author of Empathy: What it is and why it matters : VoiceAmerica: A Rumor of Empathy Radio Show David Howe begins with the idea that empathy humanizes people …
There are monsters among us. A pilot, depressive and narcissistic, learns that his flying for Germanwings will be curtailed by his medical condition. His knows his problematic eyesight will end his career and kill his dream of captaining for Lufthansa. …
Candice Odgers, Duke University One of New York City’s newest luxury apartment buildings recently started accepting applications for low-income renters who will use a controversial “poor door” – a separate entrance from their wealthier neighbors who pay the full monthly …
By Patchareeboon (Mam) SakulpitakphonA crime not widely acknowledged is the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. In order to combat this terrible crime, an international initiative among tourism industries has established a set of guidelines, called The Code …
by Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica, April 10, 2015, 2:56 p.m. Update, April 11, 2015: This story was updated to include comments from Peter King. Darren Sharper has secured his place in prison over the next nine years for raping women across …
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to immediately hear an appeal in a case challenging the state’s 2013 voting law, where the lower appeals court ruled that the state’s attempt to end same day registration and out of precinct voting likely violated the Voting …
by Christina Kang California legislators are considering a bill that would mandate visits to foster homes on an annual basis in a state that currently ranks as one of the most lax on childcare facility inspections. Assembly Bill 74, introduced in January, would …
by Michael Grabell ProPublica, April 7, 2015, 10:31 a.m. Alabama lawmakers have introduced a bill that would nearly triple the maximum compensation for workers who suffer amputations on the job. The bill, filed April 2, comes less than a month after …
A new book from an award winning advocate and survivor of human trafficking helps vulnerable populations, potential victims and those who work with them learn how to avoid falling prey to human traffickers.In Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Lost Innocence, …
