All Blogs / Society & Culture / Issues & Causes / Popular
Can we blame climate change for the tornado that took out Moore, Oklahoma?
Sometimes natural disasters are just that: Natural.
Listen to your conscience, Grist readers
We're appealing to your altruistic superego in our quest to collect 2,500 generous gifts of support by tomorrow.
Webcast Will Expose Abortionist Who Broke Babies’ Necks With His Hands
Americans love their reality TV, but when it comes to the reality of what happens in the country’s abortion clinics, they tune out. While the clinics may not all be as filthy as Kermit Gosnell’s, the reality of what happens there is still the same: babies born alive die painful and violent deaths. No one [...]
Question of the Day
If you tend to do most of the cooking for yourself and/or any others in your household, when was the last time someone cooked for you? If you generally don't do the cooking, when was the last time you cooked for someone else?
Oklahoma Tornado Open Thread
[Content Note: Death; injury.]Earlier this afternoon, a tornado nearly a mile wide struck down in Oklahoma, causing widespread devastation. I've read reports that there have been two deaths and many more injuries, some serious, but I...Show More Summary
Pro-Lifers Work Stop New Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz in New Orleans
Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson, Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans and Pastor Antoine Barriere of Household of Faith joined with hundreds of pro-life advocates today for a rally to oppose a new Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in New Orleans. According to Planned Parenthood, the $4.2 million 7,000 square feet facility is scheduled [...]
7 Very Wrong Things About Climate Science And Energy In House Science Chair Lamar Smith’s WashPost Op-Ed
Rep. Lamar Smith, the new chair of the House Science and Technology Committee, wrote an op-ed in today’s Washington Post that contains several misrepresentations of fact. He argued for increased fossil fuel production, against the scientific consensus that humans cause climate change, and for a “wait-and-see” approach to cutting carbon emissions. Below is a fact [...]
Tom Hardy and a Puppy Visit Central Park
[Content Note: Body policing.]"Tom," said the puppy, licking its nose, "did you hear about how Vin Diesel said that 'Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors,' ha ha for real no kiddingShow More Summary
You Go, Grrl: Eesha Khare
Eesha Khare is an 18-year-old science student who may have fundamentally changed the way we charge mobile devices:An 18-year-old science student has made an astonishing breakthrough that will enable mobile phones and other batteries to be charged within seconds rather than the hours it takes today’s devices to power back up.Saratoga, Calif. Show More Summary
World’s Most Beautiful Horse?
In case you haven’t see the photos that are going around the Web, there is one below. The horse reportedly is owned by the president of Turkmenistan Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. The breed is Akhal Teke and there may be only about 3,500 of them in the world. Show More Summary
Confused About Stem Cell Research? A Pro-Life Primer
Much of the confusion over stem cell research involves misunderstanding of terms, so let’s begin with some definitions. Stem cells are immature cells that are undifferentiated (i.e., they have not yet “decided” what kind of cell to be). A stem cell divides into two cells: (1) a duplicate of itself and (2) a cell that [...]
Fla. Asst. State Attorney Prosecuting High School Senior for Same-Sex Relationship
Fla. Asst. State Attorney Prosecuting High School Senior for Same-Sex Relationship There is a petition here at change.org urging th eIndian River County (Florida) State Attorney and Assistant Attorney to stop the prosecution of 18-year old Kaitlyn Hunt, an 18-year old high school senior in a consensual relationship with a fellow … Continue reading ? Feminist Law Professors
Forced Abortion Is About Domestic Violence, Not Embryonic Life
This strange and awful story out of Tampa, Fla., about a man who tricked a woman into aborting her pregnancy, is another instance of the politicization of women's reproductive health care confusing what should be straightforward issues. Show More Summary
Disabled Baby Turns One After Mother Rejects Abortion
Noah Wall has turned one — which may not be an outlandish milestone for most toddlers but is for this disabled baby boy who doctors suggested be aborted. Doctors advised Shelly and Rob Wall to have an abortion of their severely disabled baby because he was ‘unlikely’ to survive. The Walls even bought a coffin [...]
Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet
Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt was expelled from school and is being charged with a felony for having a lesbian relationship with a fellow student. Another horrible rape documented on social media. (Trigger warning) Great piece by Tamara Winfrey Harris on Beyonce and feminism. Show More Summary
Five Women We're Excited to See on Network TV This Fall
Now that the upfronts—the events at which television networks announce their schedules for the coming season and then try to sell advertising slots to advertisers—are over, we've got a good sense of what's hot and what's not in TV right now. Show More Summary
Vermont Becomes Third State to Legalize Assisted Suicide
With Governor Peter Shumlin’s signature on a bill the state legislature approved, Vermont today becomes the third state after Oregon and Washington to legalize assisted suicide. Shumlin signed a bill today legalizing physician-assisted...Show More Summary
Everyone relax, Sarah Palin has proven there’s no such thing as climate change
You know it's science because she used the Latin word for "ass."
New York Nasty versus Los Angeles Nice?
Tomorrow, Los Angeles voters go to the polls to elect a new Mayor. (At least a few of them, anyway: current estimates predict only 25% turnout, about which more later). In September, New Yorkers will do the same. And depending upon the way things turn out, political and cultural reporters could have a field day. […]
10 Incredible Cryptids that Attack from the Air
From the depths of the Javan jungle to the towns of the Northeastern United States – mysterious winged creatures can be found in local legends all over the world. This is just a brief summary, please visit Environmental Graffiti to see the full, formatted version of the article
- Supreme Court
- Secretary of State John Kerry
- Boston Marathon
- Kermit Gosnell
- Angelina Jolie
- Planned Parenthood
- ACLU Women's Rights Project
- White House
- President Obama
- Sexual Assault
- The Family Research Council
- Ariel Castro
- Jason Collins
- Internal Revenue Service
- George W. Bush
- Keystone XL
- Carolina
- Elizabeth Smart
- Air Force
- Attorney General
