Social Justice

Corruption is Legal in America: Study Confirms The Rich Have A Stranglehold On U.S. Government Policy

Corruption is Legal in America: Study Confirms The Rich Have A Stranglehold On U.S. Government Policy

A recent study by Princeton University shows that American democracy is under attack by rich people and corporate interests that have an ever increasingly powerful grip on U.S. government policy, that public opinion has “near-zero” impact on U.S. law. The study, entitled Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens, was published […]

A Win In Indiana For The LGBT Community And Anyone Against Fanatical Intolerance And Bigotry

A Win In Indiana For The LGBT Community And Anyone Against Fanatical Intolerance And Bigotry

The LGBT community, along with anyone who loathes baseless fanatical intolerance and bigotry scored a big win today in Indiana as the state’s legislature announced changes to their controversial religious freedom bill. NBC News is reporting that the state’s Republican leadership unveiled changes spelling out that the new law “does not allow businesses to refuse […]

Gay Rights Activist Wants To Raise $150,000 To Save Anti-Gay Bakery

Gay Rights Activist Wants To Raise $150,000 To Save Anti-Gay Bakery

You might recall the story of Melissa and Aaron Klein, the owners of an Oregon bakery that made national headlines last year after turning away a pair of lesbian brides-to-be. KATU reported in February 2013 that the Oregon Attorney General’s civil enforcement office received a complaint in January of that year and was investigating allegations […]

Court Finds Homosexuality Is Not A Mental Disease

Court Finds Homosexuality Is Not A Mental Disease

For the first time, a U.S. court has held that homosexuality is not a mental disease. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter F. Bariso Jr. ruled on Tuesday that therapists who claim that homosexuality is a curable mental disorder are committing consumer fraud in “an ongoing lawsuit filed on behalf of four men who say […]

Police Target Prosecutor – Is This Why We Can’t Get Indictments?

Police Target Prosecutor – Is This Why We Can’t Get Indictments?

In the wake of what many consider to be failures on the part of prosecutors to obtain indictments against the police officers responsible for killing Michael Brown and Eric Garner, a story out of New Mexico may shed some light on why some prosecutors seem to shy away from aggressively pursuing charges against law enforcement […]