Encountering conversations about the urban-rural divide in the U.S. has become common since the 2016 election, when the split between different voters became a major…
The gun control conversation has mostly been limited to mass shootings without addressing the issue of police brutality and its relationship to gun violence. March…
The issue of vaping in middle schools and high schools nationwide is a relatively new issue but one that has taken center stage with surprising…
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson is often visible in the news for silly things like buying expensive furniture or being poked fun…
It has been over six months since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, destroying homes and lives on the island and wiping out power completely. Soon…
In a seemingly trivial but truly troubling turn of events, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has placed and then tried to cancel…
If you haven’t experienced predatory payday lending, the topic may seem distant or unimportant, but as John Oliver (and other major news sources) memorably pointed…
At a time when action is needed more than anything, a number of states are taking on the issue of gun control—Democratic governors from Connecticut,…
The concept of safe injection sites for drug users is a simpler idea than usually portrayed, and the controversy surrounding proposals for these sites muddies…
It’s hard to know what to say when talking about the latest school shooting—so many prior calls for change in so many places—but guns are…