Body art bans
An Arkansas legislator has proposed a bill that would ban certain types of body art [article behind a pay wall] in the state, including dermal implants and a procedure called scarification, that is...
View ArticlePrivacy vs. Security
Last week, The Guardian broke the news that the National Security Agency has been collecting data from the phone records and online activity of American citizens as part of a larger surveillance...
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RIP DOMA
Yesterday marked a significant day for LGBT rights: The Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and also declined to rule on California’s Proposition 8, allowing same-sex...
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Thirty months in jail? Priceless.
Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, were sentenced yesterday for spending $750,000 in campaign money on luxury personal items. Jackson ended up with 30 months in federal...
View ArticleClosed for business
The U.S. government is shut down as of Oct. 1 and Congress still shows no signs of coming to an agreement on a bill to fund the budget that would get things back on track. The whole debacle has led to...
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Poll: Who gets your vote for senator?
The candidates for Senate shake hands on the campaign trail. The Senate race in Arkansas has been hotly debated and is considered crucial to the balance of power in Congress. These two men disagree on...
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Poll: Early voting
Early voting numbers are high in the state, as over 24k voted on the first day. This is partially due to heightened media attention of the senate race, but Republicans and Democrats alike have launched...
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