Did raspberries, kiwis, and other red fruits originally come from outer space?
That's the thinking among scientists after they discovered…
…and it's a phishing scam, so be aware. If you receive such an email, promptly put it in your trash. It looks legit with its USPS 800 phone number…
If we see people being treated unfairly, something inside of us says, This isn't right. Maybe we’ll keep our head down, or maybe we’ll step…
They didn't like what this young father said in a text message that was critical of ICE. They chased him down and found him on vacation. They…
Pet lovers, have you noticed how expensive it is to take your pet to the vet these days? Senator Elizabeth Warren has noticed, and she's not happy…
One of the youngest justices appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court was William O. Douglas who served from 1939 to 1975. As the longest-serving…
Starting July 1, those familiar "sell by" dates will disappear from most packaged foods. California—the first state to require standardized food…
As inflation continues to rise, you may wonder how much more you'll have to shell out for weekly groceries, gasoline expenses, utilities,…
In 2015, when Elvis Summers lived in South Los Angeles, he passed by the same homeless woman almost every day.
Irene "Smokie” McGhee slept…
For some, it's easy to cheer immigration arrests when they're happening somewhere else, to people we've never met. But things look different when…
It was expensive to rewrite America's history by whitewashing the truth across our national parks, museums, and landmarks. But it happened under…
Fiona Cantorna didn't think twice about diving into icy Lake Michigan to save a woman's life. Although police were on the scene, there was no…
Some people get it wrong. Some people make it right. Read the story…
In the early 1990s, residents of Hinkley, California, were living with a mystery that was destroying lives. Families reported cancers, tumors,…
At a high school graduation in North Carolina, valedictorian Leen Hijaz stepped to the microphone and spoke her conscience.
After…
I've been watching the calendar for this one—National Donut Day. I don't know which one to choose, but I love making these tasty decisions…
"In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again:…
Santiago Campos' name may go down in journalism history for his surprising lesson in what it means to speak truth to power.
Eighteen-year-…
During the October 2025 government shutdown, families dependent of food assistance in Long Beach, CA, began to panic. Ellisa Alvarez decided to do…
Romain Rolland won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. He was a French author and anti-war activist who was known during his time as the…
When we think of liberators, we don’t usually imagine a boy with a birthday cake and a guest list. But maybe that’s because we’ve misunderstood…
Youtropolis invites you to participate in a backyard harvest. Youtropolis is partnering with Happy Harvesters to pick a neighborhood orange tree…
The US-China delegation might as well have crawled up into a treehouse outfitted with a "NO GIRLS ALLOWED" warning sign nailed to its door. But,…
If you were to see a car drifting across lanes into oncoming traffic, what would you do? When this happened in Boynton Beach, Florida, other…
Election season is front and center once more. For Americans left to right, it's another chance to use the little power we have to reclaim some of…
Tennessee has the 10th largest black population in the nation. And, yet, since the Supreme Court chucked a major portion of the Voting Rights Act…
Lao-Tzu was a Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived circa 565 B.C.
The practice of Taoism involves living in harmony with…
Deception comes in many forms. There's no cure for those who would deceive us. For them, there is so much to gain.
From scammers to…
For her, the day started like any other. As she waited for her school bus to arrive, she looked forward to seeing her friends as usual. But as the…
This story's about Richard Pulley, a 78-year-old retiree who was DoorDashing to pay for his wife’s medications.
After seeing him on their…
I think most of us agree that teachers don’t have it easy. It’s long hours, a lot of pressure, and not nearly enough pay. But still, some are…
Since the Clean Air Act passed in 1970, air pollution fell dramatically across the country. It was a genuine achievement and advancement for…
Some people are wondering if the truth matters anymore. If it does, how do we get to the truths that matter most?
Deep down, we understand…
Every day the world seems to lose a little bit more of the light that once kept it in balance. A majority of people wish for a better world, a…
"If you're a journalist and you don't believe in interviewing all of the major players in a story, then you're not engaged in journalism. You're…
We may not recognize liberators at first sight. They don’t wear capes or carry signs announcing who they are. Most of the time, they look like…
"Gaze" is an award-winning Short Film by Farnoosh Samadi which has garnered an impressive 27 international film awards.
Samadi is an…
As people around the world celebrate their Easter and Passover traditions and festivities, we must ask how one easily rises to the occasion…
It's easy to fantasize about winning a war, especially when the war room spins news in that direction. But those in the know see a very different…
Jane Addams was an anomaly in a man's world. She was one of those independent, college-educated women who historians referred to as “New Women…
Elizabeth Jane Chochran didn’t set out to be a liberator. But her disdain of injustice drove her into the darker, hidden corners of life that were…
The bill proposes to track every pregnancy from beginning to end, bringing us closer to the surveillance state depicted in Margaret Atwood's “The…
For generations, women have made contributions that shaped the world we live in; advancing medicine, building technologies we rely on every day,…
In contrast to his staged, glorified descent down the golden elevator, our president signaled who he really was when he said, "I don't even wait…
I once worked for a marketing firm that prided itself on creating exciting brand messages for corporate clients. The firm believed its marketing…
It was just a couple of months ago that the ICE invasion of Minnesota shocked our country and the world. Fear swept through the Twin Cities as…
An event called the “Shield of the Americas” Summit was hosted by the White House in Miami on Saturday. During the event, Trump vowed to “…
Last fall, Jonathan Gavalas, 36, fell in love…
Few people have the backbone to stand up to our president. Those who do will suffer rebukes and severe consequences along with unconstitutional…
Now and then, we read about someone’s actions that are so courageous it’s almost hard to believe. This incident occurred recently in Chicago, the…
On Saturday, an air strike hit the Shajare Tayyiba all-girls elementary school in Iran, killing 168 young girls.
The joint U.S.-Israel air…
These predictions reveal a lot about Trump's motives for launching his own chaotic war in Iran.
There was also one more false prediction,…
Nobody likes to be fooled…but it happens every day. There are lots of bad actors online who use AI to get you to believe anything but the truth…
If you believe that human kindness is waning, rest assured it’s still thrusting itself into life’s most difficult situations and showing up where…
“Every lawyer knows that hundreds of arrests are made for no other purpose than to worry, harass, annoy, disgrace socially and bring financial…
On this Presidents' Day, we share six quotes from great men who led us through challenging times.
We selected these quotes because they…
How do you feel about the nearly 400,000 immigrants who've been detained by ICE during Trump's first year back in office?
According to an…
As we enter another season of electioneering leading into the 2026 midterms, Stephen Richer, the former Republican Recorder of Maricopa County,…
Shirley Raines was known to millions through her social media presence as Ms. Shirley. A beacon of light for the forgotten people of Skid…
Lily, a young girl and avid reader from Columbus, Ohio, apologized for biting off more than she could chew."
Her apology was tucked inside…
The concept of truth has been trampled on, kicked in the shins, and spat on. When it's an inconvenient truth, it's been mocked and dismissed, or…
Walk softly and carry an olive branch, then sit and negotiate over a heartwarming cup of tea. This is the new order of diplomacy taking Europe by…
Imagine eating some tasty mushrooms, commonly served in restaurants in the Yunnan Province of China, and suddenly seeing little people walking…
Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, recently received a message from a Danish soldier. In sharing this message, the Ambassador tells…
A more perfect union has been this nation's oldest ambition. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood up and preached it, advocated for it, and shed light on…
In all ways, Renee Macklin Good embodied all the extraordinary qualities of a liberator in action.
Quoting her wife, Beca, “Renee lived by…
“You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend…When I was down you just stood there grinning.You've got a lotta nerve to say you…
Why did Trump toughen sanctions on Venezuela back in 2017? An American economist, Jeffrey Sachs, explained it back in 2019. …
Many in our country today may be stoked over our illegal, aggressive act of violence in Venezuela. But America’s long history with covert actions…
Today's notable quotable comes from Chris Hedges—a Pulitzer prize-winning author, former war correspondent, and Presbyterian minister.
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It was long in the planning. The pretext, the action, the sequester of Venezuela's president and his wife—and the timing. Mainstream news outlets…
“Written laws are like spider webs and, like them, will only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful easily break through…
At this time of year, joy eludes too many people. Many are hopeless about the future. Others struggle to get through the day. Some feel at a loss…
As the ruination of America continues under Trump and his band of Republican lawbreakers, opposition to his routine hypocricy, outrageous…
“The United States is blessed with one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced health care systems in the world, a sprawling…
We often talk about the architects of American democracy as if it were crafted solely by strong men who stood alone, which is far from the truth…
“There is a certain supineness which generally overspreads the multitude, and disposes mankind to submit quietly to any form of government, rather…
If your internet’s been crawling or dropping out lately, you’re not imagining things — and it’s not just your house, your router, or the weather…
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation…
In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"
Trump’s ruthless…
Sometimes people repent. Sometimes they apologize. Even politicians, which is extremely rare. Marjorie Taylor Green did both when she came clean…
Trump’s MAGA base recoiled in horror the other day when Trump justified his plan to import new immigrants based on Americans lacking “certain…
Every day, the headlines remind us why our hearts stay tight in our chests. Plenty is happening in our country that is cruel, unfair, and…
Imagine if every American citizen were given a free pass to commit fraud. How safe would you feel if criminals pleaded guilty, went to jail, and…
When the government was shut down, it wasn't the President or Congress who suffered; it was 42 million people who could least afford to suffer…
On October 28, 1813, in his letter to John Adams, Thomas Jefferson said:
“I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men…
November is National Native American Heritage Month. A time to honor the first peoples of this land and the legacies they left for all of us…
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing primatologist and conservationist, passed away on October 1, 2025, at the age of 91.
Her legendary insights…
Every October 28, we pause on National Immigrants Day to honor a truth at the heart of our nation: with the exception of our indigenous people,…
Fifty years ago, the women of Iceland decided they’d had enough—enough of being paid less, represented less, and valued less. So on October 24,…
We spend more on defense than any other country in the world—more than the next 9 top military spenders combined, including China. And yet, we…
Across the country, in cities where immigrant communities are being targeted by ICE, neighbors are collectively organizing to protect one another…
When we think of liberators, we often picture the ones out front—the speakers, the organizers, the heroes whose names make headlines. But…
Americans from every walk of life now find themselves among the masses of citizens around the globe who feel a noble discontent with the painful…
Last week, Donald Trump held court with the press by staging a White House roundtable on “Antifa.”
By now, you probably know that the word…
We all tend to use them with frequency. They roll off our tongues thoughtlessly, especially when comforting others or offering advice. And though…
Phillis Wheatley’s life began in bondage. Taken as a young girl and brought from West Africa to Boston, she was purchased by the Wheatley family…
