Monthly Archives: July 2013

“Thank you to God, for whom we are all equal.”  So Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by Pakistani Taliban last year, began her address to the UN Youth Assembly on her 16th birthday, and called for improvements in global education. … Continue reading →

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 5 to 4, has invalidated an integral part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, states are moving quickly to pass a range of voter suppression laws. Depressing? Enraging? You betcha. … Continue reading →