News
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Political Lies Now Legal in Ohio
Anneliese Mahoney | September 15, 2014We teach our children that lying is bad. Except, apparently, when its about politics.
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Fox News Suffers Major Fair Use Defeat to TVEyes
Joseph Perry | September 15, 2014You may not have heard of TVEyes, Inc. before, but you've probably heard of some of its subscribers: the...
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Congrats California Workers: Paid Sick Days are Coming Your Way
Anneliese Mahoney | September 12, 2014A new concept is sweeping the United States: paid sick leave.
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Job Poorly Done: The NFL’s Handling of Ray Rice
Anneliese Mahoney | September 9, 2014Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice has been removed from his team and suspended indefinitely by the NFL. The move...
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Non-Profit Prison Group Aims to Change the Incarceration Landscape
Anneliese Mahoney | September 8, 2014If you are an incarcerated individual in the United States, you can be found in one of two places:...
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NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade to Finally Include LGBT Groups
Anneliese Mahoney | September 5, 2014Good news for those who are both gay and have Irish pride: next year, New York City will allow...
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Kansas’ Topsy-Turvy Election Year
Anneliese Mahoney | September 5, 2014If you're looking for a weird political race to follow during the 2014 elections, I have a suggestion for...
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Joan Rivers’ Best Advice to Build a Career You Love
Chelsey D. Goff | September 5, 2014Joan Rivers, famed comic and most recently host of Fashion Police on E!, died September 4, 2014 after complications...
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Undercover Cops Coming to an NFL Game Near You
Anneliese Mahoney | September 5, 2014Sports stadiums are great places for brawls to break out. Or fist fights, alcohol induced screaming matches, or a...
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Massive Celebrity Nude Photo Leak is Major Privacy Breach
Anneliese Mahoney | September 2, 2014You've probably seen news stories about a massive leak of celebrity nude photos.
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States Saying No to Teen Tanning
Anneliese Mahoney | August 29, 2014It seems as though the fake tanning trend is finally nearing its expiration date.
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$123 Million Facebook Lawsuit Could Mark Turning Point for Revenge Porn
Anneliese Mahoney | August 28, 2014It's unsurprising that revenge porn has started to make its way to social media sites.
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Elephant Ivory Poachers May Have a New Friend in the NRA
Anneliese Mahoney | August 22, 2014If we don't do something soon, elephants may be instinct within our lifetime.
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Don’t Watch the Foley Video
Anneliese Mahoney | August 21, 2014The world is reeling after the very public slaughter of an American journalist named James Foley.
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We the People: Top 10 Weirdest White House Petitions
Matt DeWilde | August 21, 2014The White House is required to respond to popular petitions; some are pretty weird.
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Teens Invent New App to Track Community Interactions With Police
Anneliese Mahoney | August 20, 2014We have an app for everything now.
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Women Shouldn’t Have to Deal With Street Harassment
Anneliese Mahoney | August 20, 2014One of the trendiest online discussions has been about the topic of street harassment.
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Rick Perry’s Indictment: A Purely Political Move
Anneliese Mahoney | August 19, 2014Texas Governor and former 2012 Presidential candidate Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury last Friday.
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California Bill Requiring Condoms in Porn is Set Aside
Anneliese Mahoney | August 15, 2014The most recent news coming out of the California State Assembly is all about porn.
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Michael Brown’s Death Sparked a National Dialogue
Molly Hogan | August 15, 2014Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old, was shot and killed by police last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Seattle Minimum Wage Battle Heading to Court
Anneliese Mahoney | August 14, 2014Seattle made the news when they announced they were upping their minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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Millennials as a Source of Political Change: It’s Just Not Happening
Kevin Rizzo | August 14, 2014Millennials have unique viewpoints and priorities that color their political ideologies.
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Social Media Search Warrant Fight Heats Up
Anneliese Mahoney | August 13, 2014A fight is brewing between law enforcement officials and Facebook, and it's just gotten some new players in the...
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Recent Suspension Reveals NFL’s Inconsistency in Punishments
Marisa Mostek | August 13, 2014Punishments often don’t fit the crime, but cases of overly lenient or harsh sentences are especially prevalent in the...
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Sex Offender Lists: Harmful or Helpful?
Anneliese Mahoney | August 12, 2014The concept behind sex offender lists is good--we want the public to have access to the names and locations...
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The Gun-Rental Loophole: Dangerous and Deadly
Natasha Paulmeno | August 12, 2014There's an interesting loophole in acquiring firearms; no thorough background check is completed for customers who rent guns. Over...
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It Happens Every Day: Pregnant Woman Fired for Being Pregnant
Anneliese Mahoney | August 11, 2014A young woman in Houston, TX, claims that she was just fired for being pregnant. The woman, who worked...
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Unsupervised Children: Independent or Against the Law?
Natasha Paulmeno | August 11, 2014Our nation has adopted a new habit of charging parents with felonies for teaching their children independence. From Florida...
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Ralph Nader and the Millennials
Jake Ephros | August 8, 2014Ralph Nader and the Millennials may seem like an uncommon pairing, if not an obscure band name. But the...
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Redrawing the Map: Florida’s Congressional Mess
Matt DeWilde | August 7, 2014A Florida judge has ordered the state to redraw its congressional districts by August 15th, in order to comply...