I’m one of the lucky few people who came to this country and got the stamp of American citizenship that let me stay. I’m also lucky to identify with the same label my doctor gave me at birth: woman. But there are up to 50,000 people in the U.S. who don’t fit into those camps, […]
BREAKING NEWS: On May 23, L.A. became the largest city in the U.S. to ban plastic bags in supermarkets! The city follows San Francisco, Long Beach, and San Jose who have all enacted similar bans. “Let’s get the message to Sacramento that it’s time to go statewide,” said Councilman Ed Reyes. Um, yes, please?!?! Share […]
Republicans in Texas want to pass a law encouraging “reparative therapy,” a 100% unproven form of counseling intended to turn gay people straight — as if homosexuality is a disorder that needs to be cured. Seriously. Not only is it baseless, but it’s also shown to be emotionally harmful. Anderson Cooper had a conversation with […]
Kids make mistakes. Adults make mistakes. We all do — we’re human! But in Florida, what might have been an episode of bad judgment (and I’m not even talking super extreme) in your teens can haunt your record the rest of your life. And don’t even think about trying to vote when you turn 18 […]
“Be a man” is something we’ve all heard at one time or another, even a few of the women reading this right now. Being a “man” in that sense means something completely different to me (and maybe you, too) than what that phrase implies. I can’t even begin to describe the toll that the concept […]
She deserves a standing ovation. Why? Because she speaks truth, no matter how much it hurts for us to hear it. Trigger warning: Discussion of rape, sexual assault, and abuse. That’s not all! Dr. Burrowes spoke to us about the video. I was inspired by my own experience of meeting people socially, having the inevitable […]
A bunch of administrators in Atlanta got caught rigging test scores to cash in on performance bonuses and federal money. Is it merely life imitating art? Read more: http://upworthy.com/watch-the-best-tv-show-ever-destroy-american-educational-policy-in-less-than-2-m
Us industrious humans have altered over HALF of the face of the earth. Whoa. Here’s one way we do it. What you’re seeing: Going after coal in the densely forested Appalachian Mountains, mining companies peel back the earth to expose a layer cake of coal seams. Based on data from the Landsat 5 and Landsat […]
If a juvenile commits a crime, he or she should have to pay a price. But solitary confinement is too steep a price for a child. I can’t imagine the emotional and mental toll of being alone all the time — if you ask me, it’s torture. But you don’t have to ask me. The […]
Comedians spend years honing their stage persona, but when all-star comic Anthony Griffith tells the story of his life as a comedian and as a father, not even he can keep it together. To be honest, I couldn’t either when I watched this video. It’s so important to remember that the people we idolize aren’t […]
