The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will review the federal government’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. After a string of victories for proponents of marriage equality in the United States following a historic election for the gay rights movement, where same-sex [...]
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In 1987, artist Andres Serrano released one of the most controversial works of art that has been labeled as “Shock Art.” His photograph, titled Piss Christ, is an image of a plastic crucifix, which Serrano placed in a glass that contained his own urine. Although the work became extremely controversial for its supposed blasphemous theme [...]
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Post-feminism is a myth. The idea that the United States as a whole has granted access to women’s rights in a way that dictates no need to fight lulls the public into a false sense of accomplishment. While it is true women’s rights have progressed since the onset of first and second waves of feminism, [...]
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In Arkansas, the race for the 63rd district for the House of Representatives just became a little easier for incumbent James McLean, a Democrat from Independence County, because he does not support the death penalty for children. McLean’s opponent, Charles Fuqua, a Republican, supports the death penalty for children. Fuqua’s unique political views do not [...]
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Ron Paul, known more for his libertarian views than for being a typical Republican, has been serving as the representative for Texas’ 14th congressional district, and has been running for president since 1988 despite never actually becoming an official candidate. For the 2012 elections, he gave the presidency another shot, only to lose to Romney, [...]
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Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement that gave birth to an international movement; it sparked the national dialogue when it came to income inequality and it organized a large group of politically-aware youth that had not been so vocal in the political arena in such a way in recent years. [...]
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