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 […]
Don’t know where to make donations? Here are America’s 50 worst charities. When it comes to making donations, many of us have felt some angst in deciding where our money can do the most good. We often hear stories of ‘charities’ that are less than… charitable. In a recent report by Adrienne Hill on NPR’s […]