A common complaint these days is that many of us feel the country is going backwards. Not because of inflation or the economy but because of recent Supreme Court rulings, GOP-led states passing laws and policies that are diminishing, if not outright erasing, the rights of women, the LGBTQ and people of color. Case in point: there’s always been a gender...

Well, it’s happened. We, as a society, have become numb to gun violence. Whether it’s a mass shooting at a mall, a school, a state fair, a church service or a concert, among too many other venues, we’ve sadly normalized the notion that gun violence is a possibility, no, a likelihood, whenever we go out in public. Now, a just-released survey on new...

In biblical times, lepers were the outcasts of society and given no respect or rights. Pretty much like how we treat today’s homeless. Many, if not all, homeless people are denied the right to vote because they don’t have an address. However, in one European country the homeless are fighting back; Ironically, while the GOP touts how Trump leads Biden...

Artificial Intelligence has more than its fair share of doomsayers and critics. Yet, history shows as society learns how to use new technology, recognize its benefits, along with, its pitfalls, we adapt and learn. That’s why a new study about how algorithms can actually help us be a better people flies in the face of today’s criticisms; NATO countries...

Twenty-one states, mostly in the south and southeast, and a few scattered in the West, Midwest and Plains (everywhere there is a repressive GOP majority) ban or restrict abortions. While these bans fuel the self-righteous ‘savior mentality’ among its supporters, it’s also endangering the future and lives of the residents of those states. For example,...

A new study finds that more Americans are relying on their credit card rewards. It’s no wonder since another analysis finds almost half of renters are now labeled “rent-burden”; Putin is feeling especially brave these days and isn’t content to threaten just Ukraine but the rest of the world; This year’s college graduates differ from previous years in...