Here are some websites with articles and databases that you might find especially helpful. The Southern Poverty Center is the “premier U.S. non-profit organization monitoring the activities of domestic hate groups and other extremists.” The SPLC, while tracking over 1,600 groups, “publishes investigative reports, trains Read More …
According to Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 or GINA it is illegal for employers to “discriminate against employees or applicants because of genetic information… GINA prohibits the use of genetic information in making employment decisions, restricts employers and other entities covered Read More …
The Global Gag Rule or The Mexico City Policy first took effect under Ronald Reagan in 1985 and stated the following: “[T]he United States does not consider abortion an acceptable element of family planning programs and will no longer contribute to those of which it Read More …
The U.S. Supreme Court this week remanded and vacated the case brought against the Virginia School Board by transgender teen, Gavin Grimm, for not allowing him to use the bathroom of his chosen gender. Recent Trump administration guidelines effectively stopped the federal guidelines issued by Read More …
After the terrorists hit the towers at the World Trade Center on 9/11 they stated they were going to instill fear into the people of the United States so that we would fear everything: going to public events like football and baseball games, concerts, marathons, Read More …
In an interview in The Intercept, Representative Justin Humphrey of Oklahoma said this in regard to women and abortion: “I understand that they feel like that is their body, I feel like it is a separate — what I call them is, is you’re a ‘host.’ Read More …
The reprimanding tone of voice used by Senator Mitch McConnell when he said: “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted,” as reasoning to justify his attempt to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren hit me like a thump to the chest. It was Read More …
Listening to the rhetoric that goes back and forth on twenty-four-hour news, we have become a nation that seeks ratings rather than the truth. There are so many misinformed opinions that really amount to an emotional reaction to the world around us. We have become Read More …
I was having a conversation about why Planned Parenthood should/should not be defunded and when I couldn’t get anywhere I finally asked “what do you imagine the inside of Planned Parenthood offices look like?” When they asked what I meant, I asked if they saw Read More …
I wasn’t able to physically attend the Women’s March in D.C. or any of the over 600 local marches. I, instead, experienced everything that was happening through various television and social media outlets. I know that no one, especially network and cable media, expected this Read More …