LGBTQ Rights Around the World
In the last few years, many victories have been won LGBTQ individuals throughout the world. However, there is still much work to be done.
In the last few years, many victories have been won LGBTQ individuals throughout the world. However, there is still much work to be done.
Every day, people get on the subway or the bus, or jump on a bicycle from a public bike sharing program to get to work or school.
Charter schools will now receive more money per pupil than public schools, according to a budget agreement reached by the New York State legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo in March 2013.
Since 2002, South Asian workers in Afghanistan and Iraq have been working in military bases, but not getting paid the money they were promised by exploitative recruiters and military contractors.
In 2011, almost 400,000 people were deported from the United States and more than 360,000 were detained by ICE. According to a recent report by Race Forward, 22 percent of deported immigrants are parents of children who are U.S. citizens.
After the September 11 attacks, domestic spying in the United States increased dramatically.
On Monday, April 29, 2013, a group of North Carolina residents gathered at the state capitol in Raleigh and held the first in a series of peaceful, grassroots rallies to voice opposition to conservative policies imposed by the Republican-dominated state government.
Nearly two million individuals have been deported under President Obama’s administration, setting the record for deportations under any U.S. president. Often this separates families, even taking immigrant parents away from their children who were born in the United States.
Counties and cities around the world have started to use composting as a way to recycle organic trash and reduce the amount of landfills and pollution.
In March, 2014, a fisherman found a brown beer bottle with a 101-year old message inside.