Trestin Meacham, Utah Man, On Hunger Strike To Halt Gay Marriage. It seems like things may have reached a whole new level of crazy in Utah.
Trestin Meacham, a 35-year-old Utah man, is allegedly refusing to eat anything until the state nullifies its recent decision to allow same-sex couples to get married. At the time the above video was released, Meacham had reportedly gone 12 days without food -- surviving only on water and an occasional vitamin -- and has lost 25 pounds. The Worst-Run Cities In America: 24/7 Wall St. From 24/7 Wall St.
A federal judge granted Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing earlier this month, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Bankruptcy is frequently the product of a history of problems. The unrelenting decline in manufacturing and the more recent collapse of the housing market resulted in a shrinking population, rampant unemployment and high debt, which have devastated the city. Click here to see the best-run cities in America: Click here to see the worst-run cities in America: In order to determine the performance of the nation’s largest cities, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 100 largest U.S. cities by population.
Identifying appropriate criteria to compare cities can be challenging because large cities vary so much. Many of the cities that rank poorly have faced difficulties outside of their control. Cleveland, another poorly ranked city, has suffered from the national decline in the manufacturing industry. Colorado’s Pot Shops Say They’ll Be Sold Out Any Day Now. Chris Hayes Delivers Powerful Account Of How He Escaped Pot Arrest At 2000 RNC. Mass Shootings Are Becoming More Frequent. By Annie-Rose Strasser Posted on Share this: "Mass Shootings Are Becoming More Frequent" Share: After a man opened fire at Los Angeles’s airport a few months ago, friends and coworkers undoubtedly turned to each other shaking their heads: Could this really be happening again, so soon?
You’re not imagining it, according to a new study obtained by Yahoo! The report also sheds some light on who is committing mass shootings, and how: 94 percent of gunmen are men, though they range significantly in age. They claim, on average, two lives. David Brooks And The Not-So-Subtle Consequences Of Getting Stoned. By Nicole Flatow.
Wall Street Journal Claims 'Liberals No Longer Refer To Global Warming' Because Winter Is Cold. By Joe Romm "Wall Street Journal Claims ‘Liberals No Longer Refer To Global Warming’ Because Winter Is Cold" CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan In a 2002 memo, GOP spinmaster Frank Luntz urged conservatives to switch from using the term “global warming” to using “climate change.”
He wrote (original emphasis): It’s time for us to start talking about “climate change” instead of global warming…1) “Climate change” is less frightening than “global warming”. Why A Poll Showing Americans Support The 'Redskins' Name Matters. By Travis Waldron on January 3, 2014 at 10:38 am "Why A Poll Showing Americans Support The ‘Redskins’ Name Matters" With the Oneida Nation and other Native American groups promising not to let their campaign against the name of Washington’s football team cease with the end of the team’s season, the franchise is now touting a new poll showing widespread support for keeping the name Native American groups call a “dictionary-defined racial slur.”
Public Policy Polling released a survey Thursday showing that 71 percent of Americans do not want to change the name. 18 percent said they thought the name should be changed, while 11 percent said they weren’t sure. Washington sent a release Thursday night highlighting the fact that “regardless of race, gender, age, or political affiliation, not one subgroup supported changing the team’s name.” But that doesn’t tell the whole story. 900 Rich People Won't Pay Into Social Security For The Rest Of 2014. By Alan Pyke on January 3, 2014 at 3:13 pm.
Will Marijuana Retailers Target the Poor and Minorities? 13 Important Ways We Improved The World In 2013. Sometimes, it's easy to focus on the fact that society may, in fact, be regressing.
Alternatively, we thought we'd focus on how we progressed in 2013. Rather than complain about "kids these days," we're highlighting ways young people created change this past year. Amid the stories about global poverty and disease, we're also focusing on AIDS research funding advancements. And instead of raging about the Duck Dynasty controversy, we thought we'd remind you about a duck who got a foot thanks to 3D printing. From education to homelessness to climate issues, here are the ways we advanced in 2013 on tackling the problems and issues that are most critical. 1.
In June, the Supreme Court killed a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits to married gay couples. 2. Expanding early education has long been one of President Obama’s priorities and the “Early Childhood Education Improvement Act of 2013” may just see his vision through. Trayvon Martin And 2013 Revealed Harsh Reality Of Racism In America.