| Nov 27, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyI love movies, but they’re usually about people I have nothing in common with. The new film Sunlight Jr. starring Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon so accurately portrays the difficult yet mundane lives of a working poor family in Florida that I was struck with a mix...
| | Rights / DemocracyWhat do you do when a faction of the U.S. Senate simply refuses to do a critical part of its job? That’s the dilemma that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faced in mid-November when the Senate’s Republican minority tried once again to stall the work of...
| Nov 20, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyWhen 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick jumped to her death from an abandoned concrete plant tower in early September after intense bullying by two other girls, it made headlines around the world. While some teen-on-teen bullying was once accepted as a rite of passage, we...
| Nov 13, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyFollowing the government shutdown drama, politicians in Washington appear hopelessly divided, according to conventional wisdom. Fair enough. But there’s at least one area where many politicians from both of the major parties agree — and many of the TV talking...
| | Rights / DemocracyYou probably don’t think twice about sharing a photo of your loved ones at work or talking with coworkers about vacation plans with your family. But for some Americans, these simple acts put their jobs and livelihoods at risk. Here’s why. Though eight out of 10...
| Nov 8, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyAs an aspiring writer and avid reader, I never miss the annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on the National Mall. This year, the best part was seeing one of my favorite authors, Margaret Atwood. Atwood, author of The Blind Assassin, The Handmaid’s...
