Were you aware there are LGBT refugees in the USA? Thousands of LGBT refugees have sought refuge in the United States over the course of the last few years. Many of them pursue refugee status or asylum in order to live here legally. Political Asylum USA, brought by the New York Human Rights Committee, reports […]
BuzzFeed Yellow presents 9 badass facts about first ladies. 1. Abigail Adams, Second First Lady: Abigail fought for gender equality when she wrote a famous letter to her husband encouraging him to “remember the ladies.” 2. Dolley Madison, Fourth First Lady: When the British burned down the White House during the War of 1812 Dolley […]
As NBC’s Today Show reports, “Crossing the street has never been as iconic a moment as it was 45 years ago on Friday, when The Beatles strolled across Abbey Road and stepped into one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most memorable images.” The photograph of George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon was captured […]
TED, the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, whose slogan is “ideas worth spreading” recently decided that some ideas are better left alone. In March 2012 Nick Hanauer, millionaire tech investor and entrepreneur gave a talk at a TED conference. In his talk, Hanauer argued that the rich aren’t responsible for the […]
I won’t be pleased with a budget deal unless Paul Ryan and Grover Norquist both pull their hair out. Then we’ll know we made some progress. News flash: compromise and sacrifice are hard. We need to reduce spending and obligations on everything from Medicare to Defense to Ag subsidies. No sacred cows. And unfortunately, we […]