Our prison system is a beast, gobbling resources that should be going to communities. The United States claims the world’s highest incarceration rate. Currently, there are 2.3 million incarcerated people in U.S. Watch this video to find out why. Then get involved at http://beyondbars.org. This video was done in partnership with the ACLU, Equal Justice […]
Huffington Post reports the State Senate in North Dakota passed a Personhood Constitutional Amendment initiative on Thursday that amends the state’s constitution and gives legal rights to human embryos. Republican State Senator Margaret Sitte told Huffington Post, “We are intending that it be a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, since Scalia said that the […]
Ashley Judd has made no formal announcement to run against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014, yet the mere idea of it is apparently freaking Karl Rove and Mitch McConnell out. Rove’s Super PAC, American Crossroads, is so concerned that Judd will throw her hat in the political ring and run, they have already […]
My apologies to those women who have been fighting hard to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. I also apologize to any woman who has been a champion for women’s rights. I chose this title to get your attention and I hope I have. Why is an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution necessary? The […]
“I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.” ~Ronald Reagan, at his birthday celebration in 1989. Having grown […]