Tag: Law

Styrofoam Sucks, so She Invented ‘Nanowood’ to Replace it

In order to save our planet, we’ve got to get creative and rethink many of the materials that we use on a daily basis. Styrofoam is one ubiquitous material adding to our landfill problem. Some cities have banned its usage, while others are pledging to do. Tian Li, a post-doc student at the University of Maryland, has taken the no styrofoam pledge one step further...

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 such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart have taken sides, cutting ties with the NRA, as the gun control debate heats up. And in another case of twisted roles, will teachers be forced to become armed defenders of their classrooms?...
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Can Three Tough Female Justices Transform Texas’ Abortion Laws?

On March 2nd 2016, the Supreme Court heard rousing oral arguments from three passionate female justices challenging Texas’s omnibus anti-abortion bill. The outcome of...

Want to Know Where Your Meat Comes From? Congress Doesn’t Think so

Ever wonder where your bacon, hamburger, or sirloin steak hails from? Well if you live in the US, you may just have to keep...

How Sick Children are Helping to Change Medical Marijuana Laws in the U.S.

Marijuana might not have the sordid reputation it once had, but it’s still illegal at a federal level and medical marijuana is only legal...

10 Things That Are Illegal in the US – While Semi-Automatic Weapons Aren’t

America, as we all know, is the land of the free. It’s so free, that in fact, if you want to own 40 semi-automatic assault...

This 12-Year-Old Epileptic Girl is Suing Jeff Sessions to Legalize Pot

Last year, Alexis Bortell's book advocating the legalization of medical marijuana was published and distributed by Amazon. There's nothing especially surprising about that: activists...