Trump’s HHS Wants to Protect Health Care Workers Who Discriminate
Perhaps the only good thing about the three-day government shutdown was that it temporarily prevented the Trump administration from moving forward with a colossally bad proposal. Last week the Department of Health and Human Services... Read More
Immigration Battles & a Gutsy Bar
Across from the bar, there’s a table stacked five to ten books high with a dozen titles or so for sale. The books are displayed around a sign that reads: “WRITERS FROM S##THOLE COUNTRIES,” referring... Read More
That’s Life: Roe v. Wade Opponents March and Bask, Dreamers Worry
Photos by Rachael Berman Karen Docksey sat against a concrete planter along Constitution Avenue soaking up the sun on a glorious January day. “It’s a joyous occasion,” she beamed. Docksey had flown to Washington, DC,... Read More
When Will Religious People Say “Time’s Up”?
In recent months we’ve all become familiar with the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. Much of the activity has focused on allegations against men in entertainment, media, and politics. Charges against people like... Read More
What Exploiting a Whitewashed MLK Says About You
January 18, 2021 — In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day we are reposting this article on understanding King's real legacy by Sincere Kirabo, the former social justice coordinator at the American Humanist Association.... Read More
Welcome to Bleak House, America 2018
"Have they no refuge or resource?" cried Scrooge. "Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. "Are there no workhouses?” —Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol... Read More
To Catch a Criminal: Is Expanding the DNA Database a Crime Deterrent or a Privacy Invasion?
In a December 19 Washington Post article, “To Deter Criminals, Expand DNA Databases Instead of Prisons,” Keith Humphreys writes that expanding criminal DNA databases is a cost effective and efficient approach to crime determent. To... Read More