Thousands of minimum-wage workers in more than 200 cities took to the streets this week to protest unfair pay and to support their rights as workers. In larger cities, such as Boston and Chicago, they...

For several years now, we’ve been hearing about the increased prevalence of concussions in professional and amateur sports around the country. There is a constant stream of discussion regarding the...

When I heard Stephen Colbert would leave the “Colbert Report” to replace David Letterman as host of the “Late Show,” I was shocked. I was not surprised that CBS thought Colbert...

As the lunch bell rings, the students are less than enthusiastic to see what kind of food-like substance will be plopped on their trays this afternoon. Their carb- and sodium-enriched meals are a thing...

Institutional racism is invisible, ambient, and powerful. It coats everything like a thin layer of gunpowder, from D.C. to our shining seas. Heightened tensions and explosive upheaval should not be surprising,...

After months of protest led by student groups in Hong Kong, authorities have taken steps to dismantle the so-called Umbrella Movement, named after the iconic umbrellas the protesters have used to protect...

You’ve probably noticed them. Every time you look over at people, chances are they are on their phones. And if they are on their phones, chances are they are on Facebook. The social-media giant has...

There are certain cinematic images that stick with you, even if you watched a movie only once. For me, that image is of Tom Hanks in Philadelphia, playing an HIV/AIDS stricken lawyer who fought disease...

The relationship between President Obama and congressional Republicans has been tense following Obama’s announcement of an emissions accord with China as well as a planned move on immigration policy...

Capital punishment is by far the most severe legal punishment that can be imposed on a person and one of the few justifiable instances in which a human life may be taken without repercussion. The implementation...

Tiger Woods, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Michael Phelps, and Hope Solo. These are just a handful of the professional athletes who have allegedly done something ethically and/or legally wrong in the past...

Despite the recent unrest in Syria and Iraq, perhaps the most dangerous condition to percolate out of the Middle East could be the very real possibility of a nuclear Iran. Acting as the concerned parents...