Month: May 2016
How To Help Teachers Forced To Buy Supplies With Their Own Money
Amid school budget cuts and slim resources nationwide, it’s no secret many teachers are forced to pay out-of-pocket for classroom supplies. But this week, they’re getting a little something in return. For Teacher Appreciation Week, GoFundMe is giving $100 to any newly launched campaigns that raise money for a teacher or their classroom. “Teachers are […]
Bernie Sanders isn’t winning minority votes and it’s his own fault | Steven W Thrasher
The senator should be making racism a cornerstone of his stump speech, but instead hes practically ceding black and Latino voters to Hillary Clinton On Sunday, I went to Bernie Sanderss press conference in Washington DC. As a black voter who has felt the Bern, I wanted to see what he was going to do […]
New Report Details Devastating Effects Of Mass Incarceration On The U.S.
The American prison system is unlike any other in the world. It’s sprawling, expensive and largely ineffective at reducing crime or rehabilitating offenders. But in recent years, politicians and citizens alike have grown weary of the “tough on crime” policies that inflated the nation’s inmate population and made the U.S. the world’s leading jailer. Now […]
Cruz takes on Caitlyn Jenner over transgender fight
Washington (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is standing his ground in his belief that allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice “opens the door for predators,” dismissing criticism from Caitlyn Jenner, who mocked him over the issue last week. “This is not a matter of right or left, or Democrat or Republican. This […]