YOU DECIDE: Nomans Land
Have you ever heard of a location being called a “No Man’s Land”? This phrase describes an uninhabited area that is under dispute. There is an island off the coast of Massachusetts that fits this description. It’s called Nomans Land and it is located just 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) south of Martha’s Vineyard. Few people […]
Witch Hysteria and Modern Movements for Justice
There is a history of witch hunts that terrorized early modern societies, but those persecuted by these events are often misremembered or forgotten. How did these societies become inflicted with hysteria and what has been done to correct the historical record and obtain justice for the falsely accused? A Brief History of Witch Hunts In […]
Stuff YOU Should Know
Solving the Poverty Problem If you had to take a guess, how long would you say it would take to end world poverty? A hundred years? A thousand? Actually, the unofficial global “deadline” to end world poverty has been set at 2030. And it looks like we’re not going to make it. In 2015, a […]
Gender Equality and Public Restrooms
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web examines one person’s citizenship effort in Massachusetts. When a male-bodied person walks into a public restroom, he can be reasonably certain that he will find the products he needs, such as toilet paper and paper towels, without having to pay for them. But for female-bodied people, […]