In assessment and overview of the recent macro-climate in the world over the past 365 days (give or take), Oxford Dictionary has recently named “Toxic” as its Word of The Year. Though not surprising, what with the literal and metaphoric rise in poisonous political demagoguery, malevolent attitudes toward migrants and Read more
For as long as there’s been engagement between the sexes, society has embraced the manifestation of a relational construct where men have been established as the stronger and more dominant sex to women. This ideology has even paved the way for women to be viewed as fairer (re: weaker), less Read more
I watched a news feature this morning that highlighted a Milwaukee Public Transit Bus Driver who regularly left his post to assist a blind patron in crossing a busy street laden with detours and construction barriers to his destination. Keep in mind that this act occurred despite the fact that Read more
For as patriotic as so many of us in the United States have (re)affirmed ourselves to be (as of late), I found it rather interesting when chatting it up with my Target cashier this morning how not only was she not scheduled to get off from work early today, but Read more
It seems that no matter where we turn lately, very heated discourse concerning border security, asylum seeking and immigration is sure to follow. And while many people would like to believe that the wave of emigrants fleeing war-torn locales like Syria, or desperate conditions in South and Central America is Read more