stephaniehuber

My Hormonal IUD Ruined a Year of My Life

It was 2016, and I had been suffering from excruciating periods for months when I was diagnosed with endometriosis, a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus instead. The pain often made me throw up, left me unable to move, and over time became debilitating. In an attempt to ease the pain I depended on warm showers and...
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10 Blatant Lies About Refugees in the U.S. People Believe

Refugees have gotten a bad rap recently, especially after President Trump signed an executive order barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States until...

Recent Incidents Prove Arming Teachers Was Mind-Numbingly Stupid

In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14th, 2018, teenaged students have become outspoken activists. Formally politically “neutral” companies...

Mexico’s Government Uses “Pegasus” Program to Spy on Activists & Journalists

How far is your government willing to go to cover up scandal and corruption? Unfortunately for Mexican citizens, the answer to this question is...

4 Heartbreaking ICE Arrests That Make Absolutely No Sense

Law-abiding, tax-paying immigrants are being arrested and kicked out of the US because of the Trump administration’s crack-down on “illegals”. Now, before you say,...

Panic Sets In: First Major City to Completely Run Out of Water

After 3 years of intense drought, Cape Town is likely to run out of water completely by mid-April 2018. Officials estimate that water pipes...

Denver Found an Amazing Way to Connect Homeless People With Jobs

How can a homeless person get his life back together after living for so many years on the streets? If you’ve ever seen the...

Germany Produces So Much Free Electricity, It Pays People to Use It

Who wouldn’t love a little free electricity? Lucky citizens in Germany received a lovely Christmas gift when energy prices dipped so low that they...

Sick Children No Longer Something Congress Can Agree On

Children are our nation’s future. They are tomorrow’s workers, teachers, and leaders, and their well-being is a worthy investment. Back in 1997, when about...

On This Tiny Island of Japan, People Live to 100+. Here’s How.

Beyond the southernmost tip of Japan lies an island known as the “Island of Immortals”. They haven't found the fountain of youth, but the...

A Bunch of ‘Kayactivists’ Blocked a Pipeline Expansion in the Most Creative Way

Dozens of colorful kayaks and canoes dotted the water, while hundreds of sign-bearing protesters marched to the Seattle waterfront on May 15th. Although they...

60,000 Year-Old Indigenous Healing Techniques Make Their Way Into Hospitals

For thousands of years, people around the world have used traditional healing methods to heal the sick and wounded. Before the advent of modern...

What Do The Blind Think of Racism? These Answers Might Surprise You

We often depend on visual cues such as height, weight, age, and skin color to make judgments about people we meet. But how would...