by: Lina Bryce Ricky Jackson, 58, was sentenced to death for a murder he didn’t commit and spent nearly four decades behind bars. Now he will receive more than $1 million from the state for wrongful imprisonment, ruled an Ohio court on Thursday. According to a release from the Associated Press, Jackson and two other men were…
Are you a “Lumbersexual,” meaning bearded, masculine, and white? Congratulations! You could be a movie star! Are you a vain Mexican man? Probably, especially if you act all “macho!” Buzzfeed created an interesting video using male models to typify some of the body standards that are currently trending in the world. Take a look at…
A new application lets you check off during the day when you’re doing things that aren’t racist to help credit for when you are racist. Check it out. Post by Above Average.
By Michael Bastasch Much like today, scientists in the 1950s were warning that warming temperatures will melt the polar ice cap, raise sea levels and flood major coastal cities. The difference is that scientists in the 1950s were warning this will lead to another ice age. In 1958, Harper’s magazine ran a lengthy story on “The Coming…
Pundits often claim that capitalists hold wages artificially low to maintain huge profit margins and perpetuate abject poverty for the working class. They fail to mention, however, that competitive labor markets increase wages as firms fight for the best talent and productivity. While they may think this sound idealistic, we see it happening as Target…
“The rung of a ladder was never to meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot” -Thomas Huxley by R. Brownell The invisible hand of the market has swayed again, this time in a way which will excite those looking for better wages in the retail business. Target, the nation’s second largest retail chain,…
Some New Hampshire 4th grade students got a dose of political reality Thursday when they visited the State House. After receiving a round of applause from their elected representatives, the scene quickly became more tense. In order to learn the political process better, the students had drafted a bill. Their proposal, House Bill 373, established the Red…
MESA, AZ – A man who got shot and took a selfie of himself has gone viral. Thankfully he’s still alive to enjoy his fame. Isaac Martinez posted the photo to update his friends with what just happened. They didn’t believe him at first, but then they realized what was going on. Martinez was one…
Poor baristas. As if their lives aren’t bad enough having to serve thousands of people a day. Now they’ll be forced to talk to people about racism BEFORE they’ve had their morning coffee. Starbucks CEO sent out a memo detailing what the “Race Together” campaign will look like. Basically they are being trained by watching…
By Blake Neff Nearly 50 percent of the young black men in Ferguson, Missouri have gone “missing” from their communities thanks to prison, premature death, and other social dysfunctions, according to an analysis by economist Stephen Bronars for Forbes. Ferguson is currently being vilified after a federal report slammed the city’s police department for violating blacks’…