The ongoing fight between the U.S. government and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe over the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL) reminding us that the cycle of displacement and oppression against indigenous people dates as far back as Christopher Columbus and Manifest Destiny—and is far from over. The proposed 1,172-mile oil pipeline would snake across four states, …
While the Trump administration has been busy trying to ban Muslims from entering America due to terrorism concerns, he’s ignoring the country’s largest terrorist threat: right-wing extremists. In 2017, 34 people were killed by extremists in America, with 20 of the murders carried out by right-wing extremists (white supremacists, members of the so-called “alt-right”). Now, …
No matter how much ink may be spilled about mental illness, sometimes a picture can speak a thousand—well, you know. And a whole collection of images might start a host of more thoughtful conversations and reflections. That’s the spirit behind Shawn Coss’s series of jarringly vulnerable images drawn for Inktober, the annual exercise many artists …
The Texas Senate race couldn’t get much more heated. But there are limits. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his wife were dining at a restaurant in Washington, DC on Monday night when a group of protestors confronted the lawmaker. The protestors were part of a group opposing the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh after …
A new Pew Research poll revealed that the majority of Americans feel Barack Obama is the best president the United States has ever had in their lifetime. The question proposed to those polled was, “Which president has done the best job during your lifetime?” Various age groups responded — from millennials, ages 22 to 37, …
January is a tough month for fans of the Obamas. Not only is the nation having to say goodbye to one of the most beloved presidents in recent memory, but we are also having to say farewell to Michelle Obama, a woman far more popular than her leader of the free world husband. It has been …
March Madness returns to South Carolina this week for the first time since 2002, ending a 15-year NCAA boycott the against holding championships in the state as a result of the Confederate flag being flown over its statehouse. That flag came down in 2015, clearing the way for Greenville, South Carolina, to host games once again. But games are …
Fans of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the tech startup satire that has remained spot-on into its fifth season, know to keep an eye out for the rise and fall of tech giants in the show’s opening sequence. As an aerial shot passes through an animated version of the tech mecca, symbolism abounds in the rise and …
Lawmakers in South Carolina are getting serious about protecting vulnerable animals from the people to commit inhumane acts against them. A pair of competing bills both seek to stop repeat animal cruelty offenders from being able to adopt animals. The first bill would place a five-year ban on such adoptions while a second, stronger …
Bringing a comic book character to life on the screen is not easy. An actor must create the right alchemy – playing it “big” while staying truthful – and fans of the character have long-held presuppositions of how the persona should look and act. But when done well, like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine or Robert Downey Jr.’s …