Mental Health and Violence – Statistics
Facts About Mental Illness and Violence Fact 1: The vast majority of people with mental illness are not violent. Here is what researchers say…
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Five Extra Words that can Fix the Second Amendment
The Washinton Post: By John Paul Stevens April 11, 2014 John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010….
Read MoreThe Harsh Truth about Mars
From The Washington Post: Ephemeral brine on Mars! Hmmm. That doesn’t quite have the same ring as “water on Mars!” The latter formulation sounds…
Read MorePlanned Parenthood Debate Used as a Campaign Strategy
Here’s Elizabeth Warren on the Senate Floor: Are members of Congress so out of it they’ve forgotten how to read charts. Here’s one that…
Read More#1 Syria: The Front Line of a Global War
The United Nations General Assembly met this week. With many world powers facing crisis: the war in Syria got top billing, but the migrant…
Read More#2 Universal Daycare = More Women Working & More Unhappy Children
In Quebec a universal daycare program went into effect in 1997. Charging parents $5 a day, and subsiding the daycare facilities led to more…
Read More#3: Iraqi Women Face Greater Risks Than Before the US Invasion
In Iraq the extreme views regarding women enslaved in the sex trade share a confluence of violence. Those religious zealots who view prostitution and…
Read More#5 Want your child to be a billionaire?
We talk a lot about what’s important to teach your kids and how to be a great parent. This story takes it to a…
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