By Chelsea Hetelson

This is 2011 and I will not sit idly by while women’s rights are reversed and the glass ceiling is lowered. And neither should you.

By Jeremiah Tattersall

There’s no scientific controversy over climate change. The media, heavily influenced by conservative think tanks, seems to think otherwise.

By Chelsea Hetelson

I don’t usually identify as a feminist. But these days our government makes it hard to continue to make that distinction. Simply being a woman makes me a feminist. One of the first steps in liberating women in oppressed societies is to educate them on contraceptives and reproductive health. When she doesn’t have access to [...]

By Jeremiah Tattersall

Anti-science has reared its head again, this time in the recent election of creationist April Griffin to the Alachua County school board.

By Kelley Coggins-Anton

We’re hosting a benefit show this Thursday, Dec. 9 from 9pm to 2am at 206 NW 2nd Ave. Cover is a $3-$5 sliding-scale donation. The flier for the event is pictured here.

By Jessica Newman

Earlier this month, the Washington Post produced a “groundbreaking,” “exclusive” series called Top Secret America, exposing the U.S.’s outsourcing of national security and sensitive intelligence operations. Soon after, the major networks picked up the news and praised the Post and its two-year investigation for bringing such harrowing information to light. An example of good journalism? [...]

By Kelley Coggins-Anton

Hey all. We’re pretty excited. The Fine Print is hosting A Night of Sensuous Sounds, A Benefit Show on Friday, July 23 at 9pm. Spend a night with us under the summer stars to the seductive sounds of wonderfully talented and generous local musical talents: rapper 2 Piece, Kiiks (http://www.myspace.com/kiiksmusic), James Austin of Eight Ghosts [...]

By Jessica Newman

Summer is here, and the heat is moving in. For many, this means a time to shed the winter coat and start fresh with a new, shorter, less hairy look. But before you head down to your usual barber, stop and think about what your hair could be doing down in the Gulf to help [...]

By Jessica Newman

By now we all probably know the benefits of eating local, and if we can, organic. And ideally we’d all be growing our own food in the safest, most credible way. But that’s just not the reality of it. And what are we supposed to do when we’re craving a nice, juicy peach, which doesn’t [...]

By Travis Pillow

On Friday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (the state’s flagship university and home of the Big 10′s Badgers) announced it would end its licensing contract with Nike, making it the first university to cut its contract with the company over the improper closing of two factories in Honduras. The Worker Rights Consortium (which I’ve previously written [...]