Tag: Women

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...

Big Pharma Billionaire Arrested for Bribing Doctors to Prescribe Opioids

Billionaire and founder of Insys Therapeutics, Dr John Kapoor, has been arrested for his involvement in a diabolical scheme involving his company's top selling opioid drug— Subsys. Curiously, it all went down on the very same day the Trump administration declared America’s opioid crisis as a national public health emergency. According to CBS News, Kapoor was arrested early on Thursday morning at his home in...
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This Brave Girl Scout Confronting a Neo-Nazi is Taking the Internet by Storm

In a time of political unrest and rising nationalism, it seems the whole world is facing an existential question: Who are we? What do...

10 Inspiring Women of Color You Need to Know About

In 1987, March was declared by the United States Congress as National Women’s History Month. Since then, every year, we recognize the work of...

A Heartbreaking Story of Survival is Taking the World by Storm (Video)

A young girl's harrowing tale of life in North Korea has captured the world's attention. Yeonmi Park fled the oppressive regime when she was...

Stigma & Need for Help: a Real Talk About Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression (also known as PPD) is way more common than you might think. If you’re totally unfamiliar with the condition, it's probably because America isn’t...

Marvel’s New Fierce Superhero is a Millenial Who Breaks All the Rules

The Golden Age of comic books introduced the first wave of superheroes to American audiences: DC Comics’ Superman, Batman, and Marvel’s Captain America to...

Virtual Make Up: Good for the Industry, Bad for the Ego?

Companies are using face recognition technology to create makeup try on apps which, though they have their benefits, may also lead to problems with...

It’s Official: Being a Woman Is More Expensive Than Being a Man. Here’s Why

Have you ever wondered why a package of pink disposable razors costs more than a pack of blue disposable razors? Or why a men’s...

This Eleven Year-Old’s Invention is Why We Need More Women in Science

Recently, the Young Scientist Lab named Gintanjali Rao America’s Top Young Scientist, a remarkable achievement for an eleven-year-old. Selected from a group of ten...

How This Acid Attack Survivor Became a Fashion Ambassador

In India, acid attacks are a notorious method for men seeking revenge against women who have rejected their marriage proposals and unwanted sexual advances....

10 Facts Proving the World is Getting Better, Despite the Negative News Cycle

If you spend a lot of time watching the news or listening to politicians, you might have come away with the impression that crime...

Artist Breaks Taboos & Celebrates Womanhood With Powerful Photo Series

When French photographer Alexandra Sophie got pregnant at 19, it changed her perspective of life forever. She became transfixed by the powers of her own...

Without These Women, the #MeToo Movement Would Have Never Been a Thing

Helen Keller, the famous author and political activist, once said, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” For many years,...