Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) wants to increase the rate of black homeownership in the U.S. While her goal is laudable, her proposal would only make the problem worse. At the Essence Festival…
In the past decade, queer Americans have won amazing fights from Supreme Court decisions to to public office. Since 2009, public support for LGBT rights has skyrocketed — until now. Overall support…
While the comparison of immigrant detention facilities to concentration camps has been a controversial topic, scholars have largely agreed that the analogy is correct. But there’s another analogy the situation begs: We…
By: From time to time, a news story about a very wealthy individual doing something very kind with their money goes viral. Billionaire Robert F. Smith recently paid off the student debt…
After a failed Senate bid that led to Alabamans electing their first Democratic senator , controversial jurist Roy Moore has again thrown his hat in the ring. Moore’s campaign collapsed when a…
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Democratic presidential hopeful, made headlines with his plan to pack the Supreme Court. While adding new justices to the court is a good…
By: You pay your taxes. Why shouldn’t the rich? We all know that wealthy individuals and corporations are able to save vast amounts of money by abusing loopholes in our tax code,…
One of the biggest stories Wednesday is the news of the U.S. birth rate dropping to a 32-year low. But it’s important to remember why more American women are forgoing having children.…
Tensions between the Trump administration and Iran have reached new heights after two of Trump’s favorite Middle East dictatorships — the Saudi Arabian and Emirati regimes — claimed four oil-tanking ships were…
What do John Hickenlooper, Steve Bullock, and Beto O’Rourke have in common? They have long-shot odds of winning the presidency, but could all help flip control of the Senate. Currently, there are…