Sexual jihad: The Islamic Republic’s latest recruitment tactic
Just weeks after the Islamic Republic killed and detained thousands of Iranians demanding freedom, the regime staged a carefully curated rally meant to intimidate the public and reward loyalists. In one segment, a uniformed IRGC soldier appeared to participate in a one-month sigheh,…
When labor, justice, and civil rights are treated as separate, workers lose
North Carolina Must Confront the Racial History of Economic Exploitation There is a dangerous tendency in American discourse to separate “labor issues” from “civil rights issues,” as though wages, working conditions, and economic survival…
Invest in every Black child
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in an April 2024 podcast that “every Black kid” is routinely put on ADHD/autism medication “known to induce violence,” and suggested they should be sent to a “wellness farm” to…
AI can help diagnose people with rare diseases
As a child, my father had a deadly, unidentified illness. My mother drove him furiously from one hospital to the next as the paralysis ascended throughout his body, yet doctor after doctor offered only blank…
To bargain and live or to rebel and die?
In the year 2026, a woman is still an object to be controlled. The recent murder of Rubina Chandio, in the name of so-called honor, in Burdo Chandio village adjacent to Tando Masti Police Station…
Why North Carolina’s child care overhaul is failing
Child care in North Carolina is reaching a crisis point. The state decreased its spending on child care from FY25 to FY26; more child care programs are closing than are opening; and the General Assembly has failed to pass a…
Motherhood has an outstanding PR rep
Motherhood has an outstanding PR rep. It is portrayed in society by a fit, young mom with impeccable hair and clothing, effortlessly carrying a peacefully sleeping baby on her hip. Before becoming a mother, you…
Bad math: going from 68 to 76 teams in March Madness doesn't add up
The NCAA is finalizing plans to increase the size of the pool of March Madness teams from 68 to 76. Though the characteristics of these additional eight additional play-in teams have yet to be formally announced,…
Save the books: stop the sexualization of children act
Attempts to force removal of books from libraries– often called book bans or book challenges– have been steadily increasing in this country since 2020. Recently, on National Right to Read Day, the American Library Association’s…