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In social justice circles, it can be easy for us to keep focusing on where things are still wrong and forget how far they have actually come in terms of improving where vulnerable or marginalized people are portrayed in the …
Imagine if your child was formally held accountable for an alleged offense within the juvenile court system. During this process, as a result of state law (to your surprise), the general public is granted access to the hearings.
Credit: The Minnesota Star Tribune Gov. Mark Dayton speaks at the first session of his task force on child protection in 2014. On New Year’s Eve, the Minnesota Department of Human Services released a slate of recommendations, which call for …
Today in 1964, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 24th Amendment, which prohibited the government from issuing taxes on voting participation in federal elections. Ratified in January, 1964, the Amendment laid the foundation for expanded voter protection from poll …
Like the bloated aftermath of a big meal, I have had a gut full of politicians and some commentators, childish behaviour in parliament, inhumanity and cruelty, and nothing but ‘broken record’ and ‘blame the other guy’ tactics from our government. …
The American media monster is obsessed with the use and misuse of narcotics and designer drugs: from the Television shows of the 1980’s, where Miami Vice injected million-dollar cocaine deals straight into the cerebral cortex of everyday America, to the breakaway …
Yesterday I listened to a great TEDtalk on taking science out of context. In a society where media hype is all we know, Molly Crockett warns us how a seemingly simple neuro-bunk can make us believe in anything. Opening the …
Superman is adding his name to the unemployed census in a recent turn of events in the comic book world. “Information has been replaced by entertainment” is just one of the reasons Clark Kent(alter ego) cited for his departure from …
