A Look at Women’s “1sts”
In March of 1987, Congress passed a bill recognizing the success and achievements of women by declaring this month Women’s History Month. The progress made in recent decades toward the success of women in this country and around the world…
France Strike! President Announces Social Security Reform Amid Worker Opposition
On January 18th, France’s worker’s unions and other political activist groups united to launch a massive strike in the country. This is following an announcement by the government, which stated that pensions for 62 year old retirees would be cut…
Josh Shapiro Takes Action on the East Palestine Train Derailment
East Palestine is a small town of about 5,000 people along the Eastern border of Ohio. It was relatively quiet until February 3rd, 2023, when a Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed at a train station near the center of town….
Alec Baldwin Facing Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter
On October 21st, 2021, the upcoming Western film Rust was set for success, starring Academy Award nominated actor Alec Baldwin. All was well until Baldwin discharged a revolver on set. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, as prop weapons on…
Three Lives Cut Short: Tragedy and Fear on the UVA Campus
On a cold Sunday, November 13th of 2022, the University of Virginia African American Theatre class was on a field trip to Washington D.C. with their professor to see a play about Emmett Till, the young African-American man viciously killed…
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Multiples Families Affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
On December 14th, 2012, 20 year old Adam Lanza entered the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where he shot and killed 20 children and six adult faculty members. Lanza was unable to be brought to justice after the…
Judge Ketanki Brown Jackson Nominated for Supreme Court
On January 27th, 2022, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer wrote a letter to Joe Biden, stating that he would be stepping down from his position either in June or July, which would leave his spot open to Biden’s nomination. With…
How Are Philadelphia Schools Handling the Omicron Surge?
As of January 18th, 2022, there are 67,700,000 Covid-19 cases in the United States (that we know of). Infection rates have reached an all-time high—double the past surges. Federal lockdowns have slowly faded into the past, and the responsibility of…
Biden Announces a Diplomatic Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
On December 6th, 2021, United States President Joe Biden announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. It won’t be a full boycott, which means that athletes will still attend the games, but no government officials or diplomats will…
Nearly Two Years of Covid-19: Where Do We Stand?
The weather is getting colder, and the world is entering its second winter under the dreadful hand of Covid-19. With the United States reaching 751,000 deaths attributed to the disease, all many Americans can do is sit back and wait…