There’s just over a week left of President Obama’s time in office, and yes, that is the most depressing sentence I’ve ever written. The president gave an eloquent farewell to the nation in a live address in Chicago on Tuesday night, presumably accompanied by the sound of quiet weeping in […]
Politics/Community
Mom Shares Heartbreaking Experience with Late-Term Abortion to Highlight Consequences of Banning Them
It’s something no parent wants to ever hear: that their child has a life-threatening illness for which there is no help or cure. But it’s something Robin Colleen had to face when she learned at her 21-week ultrasound appointment that her unborn daughter, Grace, had a terminal disease that offered her […]
Thank You, Meryl Streep, for Having the Courage to Stand Up for What’s Right
I didn’t watch the Golden Globes. I feel like I need to make that confession before moving forward. I didn’t watch the Golden Globes. But I DID watch Meryl Streep’s address to her peers and the public at the Golden Globes, and I cannot move forward with my life without […]
Schools Should Not Punish Kids Through Exclusion
My son presented me with the note sent home from school: “We will be participating in a fun new activity on Fridays,” it read. “Any kids who have outstanding classwork or who received behavior notices that week won’t be allowed to participate,” it continued. Immediately, my heart sank, although I […]
Society’s Obsession with Looking Up Women’s Skirts
By Tova Leigh of tovaleigh.com There’s no denying we are immersed in a long-lasting controversial and charged war between the ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-choice’ camps. Personally, I have never understood why I have to choose between ‘life’ or ‘choice’. What a horrible lack of options! I find it very manipulative that […]
Pantsuit Nation Was Destined to Fail and That’s OK
Pantsuit Nation was never sustainable. The world’s most poorly kept secret became the internet’s most viral Facebook group during the 2016 election cycle — growing from a few friends of founder Libby Chamberlain to nearly 4 million members in fewer than two months. It grew too fast and now its […]
How to Help Love Trump Hate
By Shannon Brescher Shea of We’ll Eat You Up, We Love You So The election of Donald Trump for president has unearthed a whole spectrum of reactions. While some people are triumphant, many of us are frustrated, sad, angry, and exhausted, including me. Trump’s future policies are likely to be disastrous […]
Michael Moore Offers to Pay Fines of ‘Faithless Electors’
Michael Moore, documentarian and political activist perhaps best known for his films Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine, issued a statement on Facebook Sunday afternoon offering to pay the fines of any Republican Electors who choose not to cast their votes for President-Elect Donald Trump. Appointed Electors in the Electoral College traditionally vote for […]