GlobalShift

On Friday Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, announced which 11 U.S. airports will begin using the controversial body scanning machines. After the attempted Christmas Day attack on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, some airports (Heathrow and Manchester) in the U.K. have started using them. There are however still a lot of semi-answered questions.

It is no secret that the women of Saudi Arabia live under a great deal of oppression. It’s not much of a stretch to claim that they are treated like property under, what has so far been, a rather strict fundamentalist Islamic law. They are subservient to men in every way. Women must be fully [...]

There has been quite an outcry among the pro-choice community of late against a recent bill passed by the Utah legislature. The bill gives women a choice to see the fetus before choosing to get an abortion. Apparently, the “Pro-Choice” community is becoming less about choice and educated decisions, and more about defending abortion at [...]

Former Dresden Dolls singer Amanda Palmer has recently come under fire for her “Evelyn Evelyn” project, a fabricated musical duo featuring conjoined twins. What does Palmer’s latest creation mean for the dialogue and perception of disability in the status quo?

When Southwest Airlines made the decision to keep director Kevin Smith from boarding his flight due to their “persons of size” policy, they had no idea the man renowned for playing Silent Bob would do anything but keep mum.

It is commonly viewed that the job of hosting the Olympic games is a great package deal which creates new jobs and brings in capital for the city – as the Games inevitably attract private investments and tourists – which are then spent on improving public infrastructure. Yet in past cases and now in Vancouver, [...]

The city of West Hollywood has often times been at the forefront of cultural change. Founded in the 1970’s as a response to the Los Angeles police department’s often homophobic behavior, it soon became a refuge for gay men and women. In 1983 a grass roots movement developed and West Hollywood (or WeHo as it became known) became its own city within a city. In the years following extensive commercial sections were revitalized and zoned for condominiums. It’s now home to many exclusive boutiques, bars, and restaurants.

The 2010 Winter Olympics had a rough start following the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, the footage of which was broadcast for nearly two days straight. What can the world of sports journalism learn from the deaths of Kumaritashvili and of wrestler Owen Hart?

While the debate over abortion has been raging for decades, a new conversation over the rights of the fetus has emerged, making the issue more diverse than ever. Should the rights of the fetus ever be allowed to trump the rights of the woman carrying it?

The constitution reserves rights for everyone in America, not just citizens, an outrageous conclusion for people that want to incarcerate domestic criminals without charge, torture anyone deemed a terrorist, or enslave their immigrant neighbors.