LGBT Issues – With a history of supporting LGBT rights, both Citibank and Barclays, who are heavily invested in Uganda, are being called upon to condemn the “Kill the Gays” anti-homosexuality bill in the country. Colin Burton of Washington D.C has created a petition asking...

LGBT Issues – Joseph Knudson, American gay rights advocate, is calling for everyone to join the “Let’s Reach One Million” campaign in a worldwide civil rights march on April 21st, 2012. The march is an effort to raise awareness globally of the rights of the LGBT...

Celebrity Charities – Celebrities from around the world are joining BeatBullying, a prevention charity in the UK, and millions of people in “The Big March 2012,” the first ever worldwide virtual march against bullying. Currently the march has garnered over 820,000 supporters...

Human Rights – It is only February and the Iraqi government has already executed more than 60 prisoners this year, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW). In Iraq, people can be executed for nearly 50 crimes including murder and acts of terrorism, as well as what might...

Social Issues – The Brookings Institution of Washington D.C. has released a report that analyzed household income and educational background in relation to a child’s educational success. The report found that a family’s income has a direct correlation with the child’s...

Environment – With all the flurry and fuss of Washington D.C. –preventing everything from getting done promptly– municipalities are coming together from across the country to build a new generation of green schools. Converting schools to “green” practice could...

Animal Rights – Tomorrow, President Obama will pardon a-turkey, saving it from the unfortunate fate of becoming your dinner. However, that’s only one. The tantalizing smell of almost 46 million turkeys will be wafting from houses all across the country tomorrow, before being...

Environmental Issues – Whenever you come across a story about a naked man running through the woods you’re either reading about the South, or a nudist colony. But in this case, we’re talking about an eco-conscious man on a mission. Just up from Washington D.C. on the Potomac...