By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Women’s Health Associates at Massachusetts General Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in patients reporting feelings of depression and hopelessness since the election. “In the past two weeks, how often have you been feeling down, depressed or hopeless?” is a standard question on medical […]
On November 14th, eight-year-old Jordan Jackson and his four-year-old sister J’Niaha were accosted at a Louisiana primary school and told by classmates to “Go back to the cotton farm.” Jordan, who is an athlete and honor student, defended his little sister while the attackers beat him until he had a […]
Steve Bannon has quite the reputation. He is the former executive chair of Breitbart News, which, according to the company’s website, is “the biggest source of breaking news…thought-leading commentary, and original reporting…for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.” He is a driving force behind the alt-right movement, and much […]
By now we’ve all heard the saga about how West Virginia officials had the audacity to call our gorgeous First Lady an “ape in heels.” Michelle is such a class act that she didn’t even respond to that nonsense. She is, after all, famed for her admonition to her […]
We live in the information age. That means with the click of a button, entertainment, self-help, and news media is at our fingertips. This may sound like a great thing. And it is. Except for one little thing: Regardless of what we’ve been led to believe, not everything we read […]
We need to talk about the Mannequin Challenge. Viral trends come and go, and most of them are pretty lame. (Remember planking?) The Mannequin Challenge, on the other hand, is impressive as hell. The Mannequin Challenge is a new video trend where people are filmed in live action, but the […]
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Our country is broken right now. I hope that this is a point on which we can all agree. The divisions are deep and our wounds are raw. How did political divisiveness reach this level of animosity? When did we become so entrenched as […]
How would you like to stick it to The Man while helping women at the same time? That is exactly what people all over the country are doing, and the way they are doing it is as simple as it is brilliant. Donald Trump’s running mate and our vice president-elect […]