Current Events Posts
Wrap It Up: Porn Actors in Los Angeles Must Wear Condoms
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post, Sex Week
The porn industry debates a new Los Angeles law that requires adult film actors to wear condoms on set.
Was Ancient Rome More Economically Equal than Modern-Day America?
Categories: Current Events
According to economists, the income inequality in Ancient Rome was better than present-day America.
Starbucks says ‘I do’ to same-sex marriage, sees social media backlash
Categories: Current Events
Starbucks threw its support behind Washington state’s new legislation, and the internet has made its opinion known. How do you feel about it?
Knock Out Black Out: Students Oppose Blog that Uses Rape as Punch Line
Categories: Current Events
As students party with popular mag Barstool Sports, a protest movement against it hopes people might come to understand the seriousness of rape and the personal trauma of its victims.
Look to Colbert for Better Campaigns Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Categories: Current Events
“If corporations are people, then I’m a people person.”
Love to be Legal in California
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
San Francisco’s 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional on Tuesday. YAY!
Obama Doesn’t “Hang” on Google+, Won’t Talk Drug Policy
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
The president avoided a question on marijuana legalization in a recent Google+ hangout/YouTube chat, annoying views and constituents. A whopping 62% of Americans under 30 support legalization, but the president won’t talk about it.
Overdue Changes: Defining Rape in the 21st Century
Categories: Current Events
New statistics using the FBI’s new definition of rape will give social scientists and policy makers a better understanding of the true incidence of rape and help victims find the help they need.
NDAA: A Campaign Mood Killer for Youth
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
The president’s support of the National Defense Authorization Act has shown American youth that Obama may not be as serious about protecting civil liberties and keeping promises as he once seemed.
The Adderall Shortage: A Campus Problem
Categories: Current Events, Featured Post
Our generation takes amphetamines to get school work done, sacrificing our passions to social narratives of success. Now, an ongoing shortage of Adderall is beginning to affect legitimate patients of ADHD.
