Philippines Grants Asylum to Iranian Woman Held in Airport.

Interpol had better do something to avoid being a tool for catching refugees from political persecution.

[Tory crush-the-poor cuts have] Pushed Families into Crisis And Then Thrown Away the Lifelines.

A famous rapper created a scandal by announcing that he has someone verify each year that his daughter still has a hymen.

In addition to the criticisms in the article, his approach to the issue foolishly equates having sex with vaginal penetration.

However, the deepest error is to normalize the foolish wish for your lover (whatever per gender) to have had no experience with sex — to be ignorant about how to please others, and about how others can please per. We all start out ignorant, of this as well as everything else, but there is nothing good about being ignorant.

The Term 'Privilege' Has Been Weaponized. It's Time to Retire It.

There are people who have real power, and some use that power to mistreat others. Others, including me, are attacked for fictitious power that is just an excuse.

Poor Americans suffer a higher rate of inflation than the (generally low) rate for the overall US economy. (The article explains why.) Over many years, this has led to a significant underestimate of the number of Americans in poverty.