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MILLIONS IN DEFAULT ON STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS 21 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
The Facts A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that over 6 million Americans are in default on their student loan payments. Those in default on average owe around $14,000...
SMALL TOWN MAYOR BRINGS FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY TO LGBTQ CITIZENS 19 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
The Facts The town of Vicco, Kentucky has just become the smallest town in America to pass a Fairness Ordinance that bans previously legal practices of firing, evicting, or refusing service based on ...
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH, FUTURE PROSPECTS LOW 16 Aug 2013 | 11:31 pm
The Facts 1 in 7 young Americans are now unemployed, over 5.7 million total. With each month that these Americans are without a job, the more difficult it becomes to eventually enter into the workfor...
GOOD LUCK TRYING TO VOTE IN NC AFTER NEW ELECTION REFORM BILL PASSES 14 Aug 2013 | 10:26 pm
The Facts There is a new law in North Carolina that requires a photo ID to be presented when voting, shortens early voting by a week, eliminates a high school civics program that preregistered thousa...
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR PRISON REFORM 13 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
The Facts Attorney General Eric Holder is announcing new reforms that would reform the policy of ‘mandatory minimum’ sentences for low-level and nonviolent drug offenses. “By reserving the most seve...
LIVING AT HOME SUCKS 12 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
The Facts According to a study from the Pew Research Institute, one in three young adults ages 18-30 live with his or her parents. Men are more likely than women to still live at home by a ratio of ...
COLLEGES SCRAMBLE FOR STUDENTS 7 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
The Facts Colleges fear that their high prices and the concern over increasing student debt are turning people away as the number of students enrolling in school has dropped significantly for the fir...
WEED BELT FLOURISHES IN NEW ENGLAND 6 Aug 2013 | 04:47 am
The Facts New Hampshire has now legalized medical marijuana and decriminalized possession, making medicinal weed legal in all six states of New England. New Hampshire joins 18 other states and DC th...
GAY ATHLETES AND SUPPORTERS COULD BE ARRESTED AT OLYMPICS 1 Aug 2013 | 12:36 am
The Facts Some Russian lawmakers are claiming that the anti-gay propaganda law recently passed will be enforced during the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, despite what the Internation...
ATTORNEY GENERAL BEGINS ACTION TO RESTORE PROVISIONS OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT 25 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
The Facts Attorney General Eric Holder has announced plans to require Texas to obtain permission from a federal court of the Justice Department before making changes to its voting laws. This is in a...
