May 2012 « Eyes Wide Open

Diabetes Rates Rise among American Children

An alarming new study has found that one in four children are developing – or have already developed – Type 2 Diabetes. The disease, previously called adult-onset diabetes, has historically been diagnosed very rarely in children. The threat of Type 2 Diabetes is two-fold for children – it is harder to treat and progresses [...]

Landmark Death Penalty Investigation

Professor James Liebman and 12 of his law students at Columbia Law School have spent the past 6 years investigating how Carlos DeLuna was arrested, charged with murder, and executed in 1989 for a crime it appears he did not commit according to the Guardian. Not only did DeLuna maintain his innocence until his [...]

The State of Marriage Equality

The fight for marriage equality continues across the U.S. On Tuesday, voters in North Carolina approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, which will prevent courts or future legislatures from validating marriage equality. The ban goes as far as to outlaw civil unions in the state.

This measure has spurred opposition from advocacy groups [...]

China, Chen and a History of Controversy

The United States and China have had a turbulent relationship at best over the years. The recent incidents relating to Chen Guangcheng, a lawyer and activist in China who says the Chinese government has beaten and kept him on house arrest for two years before his recent escape to the U.S. embassy, has once [...]

Diabetes Rates Rise among American Children

Landmark Death Penalty Investigation

The State of Marriage Equality

China, Chen and a History of Controversy

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