New York Establishes First-Of-Its-Kind Program To Defend Against Trump’s Oppressive Policies. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a three-part action plan to protect civil rights and combat hate crimes in the state in the wake of an “uptick in reports of discrimination, bias-motivated threats, harassment and violence throughout the state,”in the wake of Donald […]
North Carolina asks the Supreme Court to set aside a recent appeals court ruling ending discriminatory practices by the state. North Carolina filed an emergency appeal seeking to apply several provisions of its 2013 election law to the November 2016 elections despite a blistering opinion delivered in July by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals […]
A judge in the state of Oregon ruled on Friday, June 10, 2016, that a transgender person can change their gender status from either male or female to non-binary. This is the first time in the United States of America that a judge has granted a person this right and is considered to be a […]
A damning report produced by the New York Times in collaboration with the investigative journalism non-profit ProPublica last week reveals the intrinsically flawed nature of a tool regularly used by law enforcement – roadside drug tests. An investigation conducted by the authors of the report found that the results of roadside drug tests, which […]
Frank Zappa nails the problems associated with mixing religion and politics. In 1986, Frank Zappa engaged in a fiery debate about dirty lyrics and censorship based on religious morality in this classic clip from CNN’s “Crossfire.” Debating with John Lofton, conservative columnist for the Washington Times, Zappa noted that: The biggest threat to America today […]