In the land of the free, those tasked with ‘protecting’ society — often and with extreme prejudice — fall far short of providing anything resembling actual safety. Instead, law enforcement in America often chooses profit over people. An outrageous case out of Cleveland Ohio proves this point by illustrating that authorities are more interested in making pot Read More…
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174 Heroin Overdoses in Six Days in One City: What You’re Not Being Told
Over the course of six days in mid-August, 174 people overdosed on heroin in Cincinnati, Ohio. Earlier this month, 26 residents of Cabell County, West Virginia shared the same fate in a four-hour span. And between May and July of 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky, the number of heroin and opioid overdoses tripled. As increased opioid use and Read More…
Seizing the American Dream: A Sad Tale of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Imagine for a moment if you will, that you are an aspiring college student, and life is a struggle; a balancing act of working multiple jobs in order to help your family, while trying to set aside money for your own education; knowing that if you do not push yourself past normal limits, college will be a Read More…
This French Restaurant Exclusively Hires Ex-Convicts Who Aspire To Be Chefs
At Edwins Restaurant in Ohio, students receive the tools they need to start fresh in life and succeed as chefs. Everybody deserves a second chance. Unfortunately, ex-offenders have a more difficult time than most starting anew due to their record. Thankfully, certain initiatives exist to help those who, at one point or another, may have made a Read More…