Ten Years Jail Term For Iran’s New ‘Hijab and Chastity Bill’
On Wednesday, Sept. 20th, Iran’s parliament passed the Hijab and Chastity bill, increasing prison terms and fines for those violating the country’s strict dress code. The bill, often called the “hijab bill,” raises prison times to 10 years for women refusing to wear headscarves or appropriately modest attire in public. In addition to facing up […]
Six Decades After King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech, Americans Are Still Fighting for Racial Justice
On Monday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the children of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights advocates to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, at which King delivered his momentous “I Have a Dream” speech. However, this meeting, intended to honor the 1963 event […]
NOAA Report Finds June to be Hottest on Record
A NOAA report released Thursday, July 13th, revealed that Earth experienced the hottest June on record. Furthermore, 2023 could become the warmest year for the planet. The climate report published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) included data from the planet’s average surface temperatures over both land and ocean, displaying numbers that were […]
Supreme Court Refutes Radical Election Law Theory
On Tuesday, June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court discredited the North Carolina election law theory that would have granted the state legislature unchecked power in deciding election results. This decision upholds the ruling that state legislative power is limited by federal and state constitutions, rejecting the highly contested Independent State Legislature theory. Advanced by Republicans […]