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Hiring Interns? 5 Things You Need to Know

Ashley Mosley | Posted 05.09.2013 | Business
Ashley Mosley

Internships are a mutually beneficial relationship for both employers and students. But before you hire your next interns, here are five things you need to know.

The Singapore Diaries... Part I

Tarun Sakhrani | Posted 04.16.2013 | Travel
Tarun Sakhrani

My earliest memories of Singapore date back to the early '90s when I took my first trip there with my parents. I still have the (scary) memory of the cab driver warning us about littering or jaywalking.

Voting Against Voting

James Moore | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics
James Moore

Three months into 2013 and a total of 30 states are pushing 55 new laws to restrict voter access. These ideas range from reducing the days that polls are open for early voting to requiring specific types of identification, purging voter rolls, and eliminating Election Day registrations and some Sunday voting.

When Are Cruise Lines Accountable?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 05.13.2013 | Travel
Spencer Aronfeld

As the shore slowly fades into the horizon so do the legal rights of cruise ship passengers.

Driving in Kenya -- What's the Limit?

Donatella Lorch | Posted 02.09.2013 | World
Donatella Lorch

As soon as he turned 18, my son Nico declared he was getting a driver's license. Nothing unusual there, but I have to admit, I hesitated. Nairobi is not exactly suburban Maryland.

Egyptians and Jordanians Dealing With Constitutional Guarantees vs. Legislative Limits

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 02.06.2013 | World
Daoud Kuttab

The constitutional debate is turning into a street battle, with the country's rulers insisting that the constitutional assembly's slight majority is empowered to decide for all Egyptians what the shape and text of their parliament should be.

Can There Be Transparency in Politics? Jefferson Smith Runs for Mayor of Portland

Toni Nagy | Posted 07.14.2012 | Politics
Toni Nagy

Recently I was introduced to Jefferson Smith, an inspired, young elected official, who's now running for mayor of Portland, Ore., and aims to embody the future of what politics should be.

Ban on Bull -- Really

Malcolm Kushner | Posted 03.31.2012 | Weird News
Malcolm Kushner

You'd think that in a town as politically correct as Santa Cruz, the city council would have removed a lot of other bulls before bullfrogs. How about bullets? Or bullfighting? Or bullying? So why did it choose to ban bullfrogs?

Is Incest Wrong?

bigthink.com | Posted 12.13.2011 | Home

In Britain recently, a young lady was 'caught' having sex with her brother. Both siblings have blamed the other, citing alcohol, desperation and so, o...

Why We Need The Student Non-Discrimination Act

Hayley Gorenberg | Posted 06.17.2011 | Home
Hayley Gorenberg

Too many schools around the country still allow the abuse of LGBT students to such a degree that Lambda Legal and our sister organizations can predict the fact patterns.

Dark Days for Dating Violence Victims in Kentucky

Becky Lee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Becky Lee

For the second straight legislative term, a bill that would amend state statutes to extend the right for domestic violence victims to seek protective orders has once again been declined a hearing.

Reservations About the Animal Abuse Registry

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Wayne Pacelle

A law recently passed in Suffolk County, New York to require people convicted of cruelty to animals to register with a publicly accessible website or face jail time and fines

Protections of Justice System Should Apply to Us All, Even Non-English Speakers

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Louis Provenzano

With more than 176 different languages and dialects spoken in the United States, we still have a long way to go to assure full support for all legal Limited English Proficiency defendants in court cases.

Is Marriage that Luxury Cruise Ship Stranded in the Ocean?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Bella DePaulo

Time magazine calls marriage a 'luxury yacht.' Remember what happened on the last cruise ship? The cover of Time magazine asks, in big bold letters,...

Our Choice: Changing the Game

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert David Steele

Some people say Gandhi was about nonviolence. And he was. But he is significant for something else that I believe is far more important: He changed the game.

It's Wild to Allow Dangerous Exotic Animals as Pets

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Wayne Pacelle

I wish every lawmaker and statewide official in Ohio could have attended the press conference we conducted yesterday at the Statehouse in Columbus. Th...

Wall Street Reform: $5 Worth of No Substitutions

Bill Singer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Bill Singer

2010-07-14-Screenshot20100714at11.22.20AM.jpg My wife and I were having lunch at a local diner and saw the above sign on the wall at the end of our table. She read it. I read it. She laughed. I laughed.

Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Geri Spieler

Kelly Lytle Hernandez's in-depth study, Migra: A History of the U.S. Border Patrol, is a thoroughly researched account of the discordant beginnings of the official U.S. Border Patrol.

Shut Up and Drive: A Long-Overdue Commentary on What's Inappropriate While Driving

Dr. Robert Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Dr. Robert Epstein

Thanks to the recent passage of laws restricting cell phone use in cars, I can finally start to breathe normally again while driving. A growing body...

Garnished Wages For Working Poor: Banks And Debt Collectors Often Go After Borrowers, Win

New York Times | JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

One of the worst economic downturns of modern history has produced a big increase in the number of delinquent borrowers, and creditors are suing them ...

The Three Laws of Social Media

Josh Sternberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Josh Sternberg

Our era is called the "Information Age" for a reason. The pervasive idea that information should be both accessible and free is as strong a tenet of democracy as the ability to criticize the government.

States Loosen Gun Laws

nytimes.com | IAN URBINA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

When President Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition. ...

2010 Laws Will Target Vices As States Face Budget Gaps

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

MADISON, Wis. — Texting while driving, smoking in public and cooking with artery-clogging trans fats will be that much harder under a bevy of st...

The (Legally) Armed Flasher: too Close for Comfort

Cindy Handler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Cindy Handler

With a Democratic president and Congress, gun nuts are getting away with their wildest agendas. They're taking advantage of their countrymen in a time of urgency, and they're anything but patriotic.

Etiquette Enforcement

Ellis Henican | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Ellis Henican

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has officially decided we're not polite enough. They should know, right?