The federal government is still funding abstinence-only sex education, even though it doesn't give young people the tools they need to protect themselves.
Little has changed after generations of glossy college brochures overflowing with rhetoric about diversity. Elite colleges run like corporations are as bad as ever at recruiting poor students.
The proliferation of selfies goes beyond the gratification of one’s physical attributes and instead is about our desire to control our personal brand as the big brother society emerges.
Americans are coming to view unborn children as part of humanity and a piece of themselves. Fetal-pain research, though instrumental in pro-life advocacy, is simply a piece of a bigger equation.
A fire on a nuclear submarine started by a contractor with ex-girlfriend problems has forced the submarine to be scrapped, because due to sequestration, the government can't afford repairs.
Gun owners will go armed to Starbucks Friday when getting coffee, as part of a campaign to show appreciation for letting customers pack heat when it accords with state law.
Though Reddit and Twitter have allowed for the rapid dissemination of information across the world, sometimes, the ability for a name or information to spread quickly can come back to bite.
Gloria Steinem, the most prominent feminist activist in modern American history, will be honored with the Presidental Medal of Freedom, and with her, so will feminism.
The recent unpunished beating of an Iowa shoplifting suspect by police has brought light to a chilling truth: American police departments don't track and actively cover up incidents of brutality.
NARAL Pro-Choice America has created the Choice Out Loud writing contest to showcase millennials' voices and experiences, and create a forum for discussing abortion.
In Russia, LGBT athletes can now legally be arrested just for being themselves. But the best way to protest is not a boycott, but by showing up and standing up.
LGBT activists who want to boycott the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics need to take things a step further if they want to be effective. They should boycott Russia.
The calls for an Olympic boycott over Russia’s anti-gay laws are dead in the water. But we should demand that Russia be banned from competing in its own Winter Games.
The U.S. has had a tremendous summer for gay rights. But what does it say if we back out of the Olympics and back down from the latest challenge for equal rights?
Despite fighting one of Arizona's deadliest fires, Andrew Ashcraft's spouse and children will not receive the same benefits that firefighters designated as "full-time" will recieve.
The government pours countless amounts of dollars into our prisons every year, but we could easily cut that spending tremendously by convicting fewer felons on petty charges.
Interest rates are currently at the lowest they've been in years, but at some point they'll have to go up — and then the interest on the national debt will give us all a rude awakening.
As the culture of corporate ownership of major media publications continues, it brings up interesting questions of what press freedom will look like in the future.
Despite the resumption of negotiations between Israel and Palestine, Israel's Civil Administration has given preliminary approval of the construction of 1,100 new settlement homes.
Boycotting the Olympics won't do anything to further your cause. It just hurts the athletes who have dedicated their entire lives at a chance for glory.
Despite the 13 women who have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment, the mayor of San Diego refuses to step down. Instead, he's going to rehab to "kick his habit."
The road to justice is being led only after years of Rehtaeh Parsons' suicide. Here is how it happened and here is how another situation like this can be prevented.
A secretly recorded phone conversation provided a rare moment of candor for the campaign manager of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's reelection bid.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin told a town hall meeting that he was a birther, but it was time to let the issue go. The birther movement may finally be fading into the sunset.
The Children's Place recently pulled a t-shirt from its stores which suggested that girls love dance and hate math. What does this have to do with the larger debate on gender in politics?
The Common Core has caused a debate between educators and American families, and New York State test scores are finally giving the two sides some data to fight about.
The President is holding a formal press conference to address government surveillance programs and the cancellation of his meeting with Russian President Putin.
The Obama administration has approved of a $125 million aid package set to help those affected by the ongoing civil war. Behind it, however, is the approval to send arms to the Syrian rebels.
Explosions in the Sky wrote the score for one of this summer's blockbusters, but they're not the only ones who have written the score for a movie you might not have expected.
19 of 43 states and territories examined from 2008-2011 showed small but significant declines in the childhood obesity rate. But it's no time to celebrate.
Scott DesJarlais, a Tennessee Tea Partier, is running for reelection, but he may find he's got too much scandal and not enough money to fix a toxic past.
While America still offers its residents a great deal of economic opportunity, Europe is beating the U.S. in a number of key quality of life indicators. Here's why.
