Minnesota Lawmakers Line Up to Support Ranked Choice Voting Bill

Minnesota Lawmakers Line Up to Support Ranked Choice Voting Bill

by Hank Long   Despite the fact that few people attended a ranked choice voting press conference at the Minnesota Capitol on Thursday, DFL legislators and paid RCV advocates expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of passing a bill that would implement their...
Ohio House Bill Aims to Preserve the Second Amendment

Ohio House Bill Aims to Preserve the Second Amendment

Two Republican state Representatives have introduced a bill that aims to reduce firearms regulations and expand Second Amendment rights in Ohio. House Bill (HB) 51 known as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act” sponsored by state Representatives Mike...
Municipal Food Tax Ban Closer to Reality in Arizona

Municipal Food Tax Ban Closer to Reality in Arizona

by Carly Moran   Arizona families could soon be saving money on their groceries. An amended form of SB 1063, a bill eliminating municipal food taxes, passed in the Arizona Senate on Feb. 27 and has moved onto the House for discussion. The bill is sponsored by...
Professor: ‘How We Eat Our Chicken’ Is a Racial Issue

Professor: ‘How We Eat Our Chicken’ Is a Racial Issue

by Thomas Stevenson   A DePaul University (DePaul) alumna and Nevada State College professor, Erika Abad, gave a presentation to other DePaul alumni on “colorism,” the notion that minority groups discriminate against each other based on how dark their skin is....
Commentary: Psychology Is Failing Men

Commentary: Psychology Is Failing Men

by John Mac Ghlionn   Daniel de Visé, a writer for The Hill, recently discussed the United States’ crisis of masculinity. “More than 60 percent of young men are single,” he noted, “nearly twice the rate of unattached young women.” This gap, he warned, signals “a...