Self acceptance is happiness
Life is often hard for all of us. We face obstacles, sometimes we stumble, but we each have the ability to determine our attitude and mindset. No ma...
Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying
Former President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in early June 2023, as an investigation continued that led to his indictment on federal charge...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
A Juneteenth celebration in Prospect Park in New York City in 2022.Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImagesAfter decades of being celebrated ...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
Black marchers in Selma, Ala., demonstrate for voting rights protections on March 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesIn a surprising ruling on June 8, ...
'From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma' – a college course explores nature's medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
People for millennia have used what grows around them as medicine.LorenzoT81/iStock via Getty Images PlusUncommon Courses is an occasional series from...
The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they've left behind
Lewis Wickes Hine, 'A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill, 1909.'Gelatin silver print, 5 x 7 in. The Photography Collections, University of Maryla...
El Niño is back – that's good news or bad news, depending on where you live
Warm water along the equator off South America signals an El Niño, like this one in 2016.NOAAEl Niño is officially here, and while it&rs...
Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?
Jewelry of the kandake Amanishakheto from a pyramid at Meroe.Einsamer Schütze/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAJada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix d...
Millions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn't clear on employees' rights or employers' obligations
Hot flashes can happen anywhere, including at work.Aleksei Morozov/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhile she was interviewing Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sa...
Drawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
Facing a blank page can be an exercise in courage. stellalevi/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on the deep n...
How can you mine and trade Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that acts as a form of payment and is not controlled by one person like fiat money. Hence it is not controlled by a ...
Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire on April 27, 2023.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesA fede...
