Status update, friend request, new message, ad post, annoying status update from that friend from elementary school whose life has taken many turns in the wrong direction about how stoked he is to “turn...
Throughout our history as a species, we have tried to suppress knowledge from each other, as an attempt to stay on top of the knowledge hierarchy. This vicious process is known as censorship. Censorship...
Prisons across the nation are being forced to redirect prisoners into overflow rooms as overcrowding in many prisons, federal and state, is becoming a growing problem in the United States. As a result,...
On Dec. 5, 2013, South African president Nelson Mandela died after a drawn-out battle with a respiratory infection. He is often called “the Father” of the South African nation, the visionary leader...
After five years and nearly two million deportations, many people have begun to question President Obama’s illegal immigration record. After revealing his wish for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented...
Currently Minnesota’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Many people argue that a family cannot survive off of minimum wage, it would be difficult for a family to survive in today’s society on the income...
There was much stirring after Bill Gates announced that soon he would be expecting schools to follow a model based off his business, Microsoft, instead of the current model. This would push students to...
Pope Francis of the Catholic Church recently gave a speech on the tyranny of capitalism. The speech itself is 84 pages long. The speech voiced the Pope’s opinion on issues such as the rich and the...
Just before the midnight deadline, Congress agreed to renew a bill extending the Undetectable Firearms Act for ten more years on Dec. 9. With the anniversary of one of the worst shootings in the history...
Shopping on Black Friday is extremely stressful for both the employees and the shoppers. However, what none of the shoppers have to go through is the preparation for the day. With stores opening even earlier...
A passenger train went over the rails in New York on Dec. 1. The train was a part of the Metro-North Train company. The train was headed for Grand Central Terminal and crashed about 100 yards north of...
Rates of melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, increased 800 percent among young women in the last 40 years. Widespread use of indoor tanning greatly contributes to this alarming change. Indoor tanning...
