The recent slew of male professional athletes committing violent crimes has rightfully brought the issue of domestic abuse to the attention of American mass media. But the outrageously lenient criminal...

Apple unveiled the iPhone 6, the best worst kept secret since the public acknowledged the phone’s existence online long before the official announcement. What’s the hype? The iPhone now has...

  More than a year removed from the closing of 50 schools, Chicago Public School (CPS) students are back in class this week. After the largest mass closures of public schools in American history,...

What if someone limited your usage on your phone to eight text messages after you’ve already paid your bill or was limited to eight ounces of gasoline at the pump even though you purchased an entire...

Summer blockbuster season is over, and though you might think that with all of the big names and sequels, the summer would have been profitable for studios, however, the box office had its lowest attendance...

  There is no greater affront and no greater threat to human rights than water deprivation and privatization. Say what you will about terrorist threats, oil tycoons, militarized police,...

  Iraq is a sordid place; shattered by invasion and poor governance, it has become a hotbed for sectarian and political warfare. In the wake of the invasion of Iraq, President Bush proved...

  Okay, so I’m obviously not trying to discourage anyone from following their dreams of becoming the next big name in print media, but I am tired of hearing students dismiss their interest...

The ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri are a reaction to something that lingers in our society that goes beyond racism and power-tripped white policemen. The selective privileges those in law enforcement...

  Chicago’s mayoral race is coming in February and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s possible opposition, Karen Lewis, may bring the kind of change Chicagoans are hoping for. During his first term,...

  Six people are now dead because of one “Day of Retribution”, but the murderer himself is a victim of an even bigger crime. Elliot Rodger, a 22-year-old student from the University...

  On April 29, 2014, Inmate Clayton Lockett of Oklahoma State Penitentiary was executed, but the execution did not go as planned. Lockett was injected with an untested amount of drugs. Instead...