Nearly 50 years after Roe V. Wade, legalized abortion remains one of the most divisive social issues in the United States. In the first five months of 2019, 15 states passed bans on various forms of abortion, despite protest and outcry from women’s advocacy groups and the larger medical community. Last week, the Alabama legislature […]
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What To Do If You’re Worried About Gun Violence
If you’re worried about gun violence in America, you are not alone. According to the latest statistics, over 35,000 Americans die every year from gun violence, and many more are injured or traumatized by it. Gun violence anxiety is at an all high, and it a time when it feels like there are no easy […]
Where To Donate To Help Immigrants in U.S. Border Communities
If you’re looking for a way to help immigrants but you can’t make it down to the border yourself, you’re not alone. While it was still going on, 66% of Americans were opposed to Donald Trump’s practice of family separation, and only 27% of people supported it. The United States currently spends $1.84 Billion a […]
How To Support California Wildfire Relief Efforts
48 people and counting have died in what is being described at present as “the deadliest wildfire in California history”, the New York Times reports. (Update: CNN now reports death toll at 58.) The so-called Camp Fire has ravaged over 130,000 acres of land in the hills and ravines of Paradise, California. To date, the blaze has […]