Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was released from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas Wednesday morning. “She has experienced trauma over the past seven years of her confinement and the trauma from those experiences won’t just evaporate the day…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, Paid Leave for the United States released their second report on paid family leave policies at the top employers in the U.S. The new report, “The Haves and Have Nots of Paid Family Leave,” examines the differences in policies between corporate and low-wage employees at the same company. The findings are stark: many of…
ABC announced Tuesday that Roseanne will be returning in 2018. The eight-episode Roseanne reboot reunites the entire original Roseanne cast–Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Michael Fishman (D.J.) and Lecy Goranson (Becky)– and will air in 2018. Sarah Chalke, who played the character Becky in later seasons, will also appear in…
Today is the 13th annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). IDAHOT celebrates the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) resolution to declassify same-sex attraction as a mental disorder. The move followed a similar decision by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973. The WHO’s monumental change created a shift in how many…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February. As is customary Capitol Hill reporters approached members of Congress for quotes about…
