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Gawker Reporters Battle It Out Over Union, And It’s Amazing By Connor D. Wolf The online news company Gawker has opened a public online forum to answer the question of whether its reporters should unionize — and the ensuing battle couldn’t be more interesting. “Yesterday, Gawker Media announced that we will be holding an election next week to vote…
By: Laura Meyers Canadian women are rejoicing “No taxation with menstruation!” As of July 1 this year in Canada, feminine hygiene products will no longer have a federal goods and services tax. Three months ago, the No Tax on Tampons campaign was launched and sponsored by the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada. Since then, the…
By Michael Bastasch MSNBC host Al Sharpton took to Twitter Thursday to ask people whether or not they thought the devastating floods in Texas were caused by man-made global warming or “God’s rebuke.” So far, massive flooding in Oklahoma and Texas has killed about 24 people, with more injured and missing as rescuers continue to pull people…
This Circumcision Debate Should Be About The Question: What Is In Chase’s Best Interest? by Avens O’Brien Last week pictures began to flood Facebook News Feeds and elsewhere, a crying mother signing a “consent” form for her 4.5 year old son to be circumcised. The image was certainly disturbing — a woman, clearly distraught, signing a…
Students in Toronto, Canada organize ‘Crop Top Day’ to protest school dress codes. They say it’s about Feminism, it’s actually about just getting their way. By: Ryan Carrillo Alexi Halket is a grade 12 student at the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto Canada. Earlier this week she was sent to the Principal’s office for baring…
By: Laura Meyers Actor Vince Vaughn is one of the few liberty-lovers in Hollywood. As an active voice in the liberty movement, Vaughn has endorsed Ron Paul, spoken for Ron at presidential campaign events, was a keynote speaker at the California Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) conference this year, and most recently, has announced his…
On Wednesday, Nebraska repealed the death penalty after lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto. This is a big deal for a few reasons. First, Nebraska isn’t exactly known for being a liberal progressive state. It’s one of the most conservative states in the country and the first red state to repeal the death penalty in 40…
By Michael Bastasch It ain’t easy being green. Rooftop solar panels on an Apple-owned facility in Mesa, Arizona caught fire Tuesday morning, lighting up the roof of one of the company’s potential data processing centers. “The fire appeared to be on solar panels on the roof of the building over a loading dock,” Arizona’s ABC…
By Josh Fatzick A police officer in Prince George’s County, Md. was charged with murder Tuesday after detectives said his mother may have used his department issued pistol to shoot his former girlfriend. Officer Richard Conway’s mother was previously charged in the May 20 shooting of his children’s mother and her new husband, who died…
By: Laura Meyers A research group conducted an international study among college students, asking them to rank 40 historical figures positively or negatively. The study is called “‘Heroes’ and ‘Villains’ of World History Across Cultures.” In the final ranking, former US President George W. Bush was ranked as the 4th most evil, more villainous than Vladimir Lenin,…