Democracy

Photo credit: via Pexels – Fraudsters making auto warranty calls are finally on the outs.

Democracy, Education, Justice, Popular

Here’s why those tiresome ‘auto warranty’ spam calls may finally become a thing of the past

Tod Perry

7/11/2022
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Photo by Taylor Wilcox on Unsplash – Only in America are kids in classrooms referred to as "soft targets."

Democracy, Politics, Popular

A man told me gun laws would create more ‘soft targets.’ He summed up the whole problem.

Annie Reneau

7/6/2022
Photo credit: via Ron Cogswell/Flickr – An American flag and a POW flag flying high at the Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

Democracy, History, Popular

15-year-old thought his town needed a veterans’ memorial. So he raised $77,000 to make it happen.

Tod Perry

7/5/2022
Photo credit: Canva, courtesy of Danielle Kirk – Appalachian mom gives passionate speech.

Democracy, Popular, Reproductive Rights

Appalachian mom’s speech on Kentucky’s proposed abortion ban is a must-hear for everyone

Jacalyn Wetzel

7/1/2022
Photo credit: www.flickr.com – Everyone loves someone who had an abortion and other prote… | Flickr

Democracy, Popular, Reproductive Rights

Patagonia says it will pay bail for employees arrested in abortion rights protests

Eric Pfeiffer

6/25/2022
Photo credit: Photo by Manny Becerra on Unsplash – Roe v. Wade guaranteed the right to privacy in our medical decisions.

Democracy, Popular, Reproductive Rights

The one question we all need to ask in the wake of the SCOTUS Dobbs decision on abortion

Annie Reneau

6/24/2022
Photo credit: Photo by Aiden Frazier on Unsplash, @ravbogard/Twitter – Jewish leaders are explaining that abortion is a religious right.

Democracy, Reproductive Rights

Synagogue sues Florida over abortion ban, saying it violates freedom of religion for Jews

Annie Reneau

6/23/2022
Photo credit: Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash – California may soon have a plan to offer reparations to Black Americans.

Democracy, Identity, Justice, Race & Ethnicity

California task force report outlines plans for reparations, bringing the conversation forward again

Sa'iyda Shabazz

6/21/2022
Photo credit: Doyin Richards/Facebook – Array

Culture, Democracy, Equality, Popular

What’s in a name? A personal Juneteenth story shows history’s impact on the present

Annie Reneau

6/20/2022
Photo credit: via POMED/Flickr – Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

Chris Murphy perfectly explains why the new bipartisan agreement on gun safety is so important

Tod Perry

6/13/2022
Photo credit: Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas/Twitter – Amerie Jo Garza was one of 19 schoolchildren killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas bestow ‘Bronze Cross’ on slain fourth grader after Uvalde massacre

Annie Reneau

6/1/2022
Photo credit: Dave Coustick/Wikimedia Commons, @GalwayGirl2505/Twitter – Dunblane Primary School was the site of the last school shooting in the U.K. in 1996.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

A 1996 school massacre led the UK to gun reform. They haven’t had a school shooting since.

Annie Reneau

5/30/2022
Photo credit: via Wikimedia Commons – Matthew McConaughey in 2019.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

Matthew McConaughey asks Americans to ‘do better’ after school shooting in his hometown

Tod Perry

5/26/2022
Photo credit: Photo by hosein charbaghi on Unsplash, @jeremykasperson/Twitter – Arming school personnel as a response to school shootings is a terrible idea.

Democracy, Politics, Popular, Top Splash

Turning schools into fortresses and teachers into trained soldiers isn’t the answer

Annie Reneau

5/25/2022
Photo credit: Senator Chris Murphy/Facebook – Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy asked his Senate colleagues the questions millions of Americans have after a mass shooting.

Democracy, Politics, Popular

Chris Murphy said what most of us are thinking after Texas school shooting in powerful Senate plea

Annie Reneau

5/25/2022