New Bill Aims to Repeal Louisiana's Anti-Evolution Law
Karen Carter Peterson, a state senator in Louisiana, wants to make sure evolution is taught in science classes. Last week, Peterson introduced a bill that would repeal a four-year-old state law that...
View ArticleRight-to-Work Laws, Explained
On Wednesday the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a right-to-work law, returning the issue to Democratic Gov. John Lynch's desk for the second time in two years. The bane of organized...
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A Hoodie, Not a Hoodlum
On March 23rd, Geraldo Rivera went on Fox News to discuss Trayvon Martin's death on Fox News, saying, "I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters, particularly, to not let their children go...
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Want to Stop Rape? There's an App for That.
So, April is Sexual Assault Awareness month—a good time to consider the following: You're stranded at a party one late night. The last bus has left, you're miles from home, and now, a creepy stranger...
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RIP Adam "MCA" Yauch, 1964-2012
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, known to most as MCA, died on Friday at the age of 47. The news was met with an outpouring of grief and respect from fans, writers, and musicians. The group began as...
View Article"A Queer and Pleasant Danger": Kate Bornstein, Trans Scientology Survivor
"I identify as neither male nor female…I'm neither straight nor gay," wrote transgender performer and author Kate Bornstein in her seminal 1994 book, Gender Outlaw. Born in 1948 on the Jersey Shore to...
View ArticleThe Case of CeCe McDonald: Murder—or Self-Defense Against a Hate Crime?
Update: On June 4, CeCe McDonald was sentenced to 41 months in prison. This is the minimum sentence for second degree manslaughter in Minnesota. CeCe will receive credit for the 275 days she's already...
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Should Not Disclosing Your HIV Status Be a Crime?
In 2007, Donald Bogardus contracted HIV from his long-term partner. When he later had unprotected sex with a man who didn't know Bogardus was HIV positive, he was charged under an Iowa law that...
View ArticleGeorge Takei, the Best Driver in the Galaxy
Back in the 1960s, when actor George Takei landed the part of Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek, he knew how lucky he was. Sulu defied the two-dimensional stereotypes that infused most of the roles then...
View ArticleYes We LAN
What do our wifi networks tell us about President Obama's chances in November? The folks at OpenSignalMaps, which maintains a web database of cellphone signal strengths and wifi access points, have...
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