Political grandstanding could cost a lot of people their access to affordable healthcare. Recently, Planned Parenthood has come under attack for misconstrued information regarding its abortion services and the handling of fetal tissue for scientific research. Read more...
Photo: A woman at a rally holds up a sign to refute the pro-life argument against government funding for Planned Parenthood. (Creative Commons photo by citizenbobnyc via Flickr)
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One of the moments I remember most vividly from my new student orientation was when a presenter asked us to raise our hands if we knew someone who had experienced sexual assault. Read more...
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Protests against the actions of the United States government aren’t uncommon in times of war. But last week, diplomacy was the source of outrage. A crowd of hundreds of people assembled outside the federal building in Westwood to protest the nuclear deal recently signed between Iran, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Germany and a European Union representative. Read more...
Photo: A rally outside Westwood federal building in July 2009 protested the outcome of Iranian elections. (Creative Commons photo by Christopher Soltis via Flickr)
The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games arrived in Los Angeles this weekend, with plenty of fanfare welcoming the 6,500 athletes and representatives from 165 different countries. Read more...
While it seems that many men have an interest in defining gender inequality and what it means to be a woman, it seems few took the time to look up the definition of another word: irony. Read more...
After an academic year full of tension surrounding the University of California’s increasing costs, the University has just volunteered to increase them anyway. All UC employees who work at least 20 hours a week will be paid a minimum hourly wage of $15 an hour within three years, a wage increase that the UC has said will cost an estimated $14 million. Read more...
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