By Ben Whitley On May 3, 2016, the British Medical Journal (BMJ), published an article citing medical errors as one of the leading causes of death in the United States. John Hopkins professor Martin Makary, MD, MPH, and research fellow Michael Daniels contend that medical errors account for more than 250,000 deaths in the United […]
By Peter Billings Major headline news over the past several months has put a spotlight on the almost nonexistent protections for the approximately 700,000 transgender people currently living in the United States. Recent milestone developments in the federal government’s policy on gender issues, however, has given hope to the transgender community and their advocates that […]
By Matthew Crowley Despite the fact that capital punishment is still used in 31 states, there is increasing consciousness in the country and among lawmakers that the practice appears to be on its last breath. In May 2015 Nebraska became the first Republican controlled state in over four decades to abolish the practice when […]
Either delusional or outright lying, Trump compares his Washington, D.C. rally to that of Martin Luther King, Jr. Mired in controversy, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke at the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally that is held in Washington D.C. every year on the Sunday before Memorial day, that The New York Times describes as “a […]
Pro-life conservative Republicans raise hypocrisy to new heights. Conservatives, Republicans… whatever you call yourselves: You say you want small government, yet you want government to create and enact discriminatory legislation against people who are different than you — simply because they’re different than you, and you can’t deal with those differences. You say you want […]