This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the
Category: Human Rights
Where the border walls are: Spoiler alert — everywhere
The U.S-Mexico border wall may or may not be under construction, but it’s not the only contemporary attempt at a barrier between countries. According
Mental Health Days were not just invented
NBC Nightly News concludes most of its broadcasts with a segment that it calls “Inspiring America.” Because so much “bad news” is reported, particularly
The battle within between dispassion and empathy
I had been planning on writing yet another article decrying the afflictive double standard and dog whistle politics of the term “terrorism.” Saturday, thousands
What My B.A. Didn’t Teach Me, But I Learned Anyway
I just graduated, but as I’ve been reflecting on how it has shaped me, I realized my most important lessons came outside the classroom.
The Global Gag Rule Is Back: The Human Cost
Do you remember last year’s reports of undecided voters who vowed not to cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election because they just couldn’t
School vouchers: The baby versus the bathwater
You might be surprised to know that Elizabeth Warren has written in favor of school vouchers. Granted, that was from a book that she
Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin
Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020
What about the freedoms not related to guns?
If you watch enough news, if you listen to enough talk-radio, if you even read mainstream press, you might think that the only part
The complexities of being an ally
It seems like recently the entire Democratic Party platform has been framed around the concept of allyship– being an ally for the poor, racial