The United States has some of the world’s best hospitals, yet millions of U.S. citizens are unable to access their services, making their existence meaningless to large sections of the population....
I think it’s quite safe to say that the European and local government elections last week did not go well for the government. It comes as little surprise given the popularity of the current...
In the wake of the KRXQ-FM controversy in which Sacramento, CA based shock-jocks Arnie States and Rob Williams attacked a transgender child during a May 28 on-air diatribe, the station's defenders,...
Ireland held its European and local elections on Friday. It is now Tuesday and the results are not completely finalised but the winners have been determined. The coverage of the election by the...
June 6 was “The Pill Kills Day” according to extreme anti-choicers who believe that not only should women not be allowed to have abortions, but that birth control pills actually kill babies. This...
Please note that the full version of this particular column is hosted at ArabComment. The regular column will return later this month. When I first met Rana Husseini, I was struck by how forthright...
Any doctor who chooses to provide abortions in America, where there is a pervasive and largely accepted climate of harassment and intimidation against those who do, is undoubtedly an immensely...
Coming to terms with a disability can be extremely difficult. As we grow, we learn to take pride in simple things like mobility and often don’t acknowledge what a luxury this is until it is taken...
As a Brit, I feel quite at home in Canada. The spellings are the same, and British-isms abound. Recently, I decided to explore my Canadian roots more by going to Toronto. Toronto is a strange mix...
On May 26, the California Supreme Court affirmed Proposition 8 by a six to one majority. The eighteen thousand that got married while same gender marriages were legal were issued a reprieve when the...
