Apple, Google pressured to drop Saudi app that tracks women
Apple CEO Tim Cook was recently asked about whether his company would keep an app that oppresses Saudi women in its store.Image: Justin Sullivan /
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10 Wealthy Entrepreneurs Who Give the Most to Charity
These successful business owners shared their fortunes for the greater good. February 12, 2019 3 min read As debate heats up on Capitol Hill about
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez masterfully exposed America’s broken campaign finance system
Maybe you’ve never heard of the H.R. 1 bill, but chances are you’ve seen the viral video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez playing what she’s called
Patriots player gives bullied football-playing girl Super Bowl tickets
Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots invited seventh grader Dejah Rondeau to the Super Bowl.Image: Adam Glanzman / Getty Images By Kellen Beck2019-02-03 15:27:51
Terry Crews and sexual violence survivors narrate moving #MeToo videos
Four deeply moving videos released by the #MeToo movement were screened at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, with one voiced by actor Terry Crews.
17 must-read books for activists
Image: MASHABLE COMPOSITE: HarperCollins Publishers / Beacon Press / AK Press By Victoria Rodriguez2019-01-27 23:00:00 UTC Reading is one of the best solutions to a rainy day,
High profile anti-gay ‘conversion therapist’ reveals that he’s gay
Image: Shutterstock / lazyllama By Adam Rosenberg2019-01-26 20:41:08 UTC David Matheson has spent a large chunk of his professional life working to “cure” people of
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ pulled from GLAAD Media Awards after sexual assault allegations
Hollywood has been slow to respond to the new sexual assault allegations against director Bryan Singer, published in a bombshell Atlantic exposé yesterday, Jan. 23.
Planned Parenthood launches a new sexual health chatbot for teens
Planned Parenthood’s Roo isn’t a regular chatbot, its a cool chatbot — designed to answer young people’s sexual health questions 24 hours a day, seven
Martin Luther King Jr.’s advisers reflect on his legacy in new video
For Clarence Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and author of What would Martin Say?, hearing the civil rights leader speak was otherworldly.
Jon Bon Jovi’s restaurant will offer free meals to furloughed feds
Image: Mel Evans/AP/Shutterstock By Adam Rosenberg2019-01-20 13:38:50 -0800 As Donald Trump’s partial shutdown of the U.S. government approaches the end of its first (and hopefully
7 meaningful ways to celebrate MLK Day
Too often, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is seen as a day off — and little else. Aside from grade school lessons painting a vague
Gender may be the biggest cause of hate crime against women, new data shows
Gender may have been the motivation for over half the hate crimes reported by women in 2018, a new data analysis has revealed. Despite the
GoFundMe will refund donations to campaign for Trump’s border wall
The GoFundMe campaign for Trump’s border wall is refunding donors.Image: Alex Wong / Getty Images By Victoria Rodriguez2019-01-11 22:20:55 UTC A GoFundMe campaign launched last
14 innovations that helped make the world a better place in 2018
People across the world may face a variety of challenges, but innovators, activists, and organizations worked together in 2018 to find impressive solutions. In no
