Social Issues
Latest Stories
Screen Shot 2019-10-05 at 8.20.51 AM.png
The Trump campaign is launching a volunteer Impeachment Defense Task Force to rally grassroots voters. (image courtesy of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.)
B3-knight.jpg
Illustration on ethnic food and the legacy of slavery by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
103_2019_ap-183335526703808201.jpg
FILE — In this June 25, 2018 file photo, pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, representatives of several national anti-abortion groups met with administration staffers at the White House to discuss how President Donald Trump _ who has supported their agenda _ could continue to be helpful in the changed political circumstances. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
103_2019_abortion-tennessee8201.jpg
The medical conflict between pro-life and pro-choice doctors erupted this summer after Facebook removed two videos from Live Action about abortion. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
Rashida Tlaib Detroit.jpg
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib from Detroit Police Chief James Craig for her assertion that facial recognition analysts "need to be African-Americans" because "non-African-Americans think African-Americans all look the same." Mr. Craig told Fox News on Oct. 3, 2019 that officials were "appalled" at her comment. (Image: Fox News screenshot)
B3-young.jpg
Illustration on environmentalism and economic growth by William Brown/Tribune Content Agency
B3johnsonLGsurprise.jpg
Surprise medical bill crisis illustration by Linas Garsys
B3-MARC-Crutch-Man-.jpg
Taxing Away Health Benefits Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
101_2019_trump-family-planning-28201.jpg
David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, two pro-life activists, in 2015 posted online videos of Planned Parenthood workers and officials discussing fetal tissue sales, an outlawed practice. Planned Parenthood filed the federal lawsuit against them in 2016. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
9_302019_fraud-violence-agai8201.jpg
Isaura Garcia, left, gets a hug from Blanca Perez as she addresses immigrant rights groups and community members calling for an end to the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities Program in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Garcia is a domestic violence victim who, after reporting an incident of brutal abuse, was arrested by Los Angeles police and then reported to immigration officials. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Patricio Manuel.jpg
Everlast boxing brand has chosen Patricio Manuel, the world's first transgender professional boxer, as the face of its new "Be First" campaign, the company said Friday. (Everlast)
B1-CHMI-Alien-Retur.jpg
Alien Return Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
9_272019_census-income-inequality8201.jpg
Demographic experts say long-term economic and societal trends are fueling the divide between rich and poor in the United States. The gap is the largest in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
AP_18193144353692
Country music superstar Shania Twain struggled with homelessness. When she was a child, Twain stayed at a Toronto shelter with her mother and siblings. When Twain was just 16, she took shelter by squatting in a vacant house and sleeping on buses.
AP_19230012029110.jpg
Police officers detain a protester against right-wing demonstrators following an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Although the main protest remained largely peaceful, some skirmishes erupted in the following hours and police detained multiple protesters. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Untitled-1.jpg
Illustration on Medicare HSAs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
B1uhlerLGtaxreform.jpg
Tax reform illustration by Linas Garsys
AP_18180813531346.jpg
Protester chant slogans outside a Federal court during a demonstration calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and an end to mass incarceration, Friday, June 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**
20181203opart-k.jpg
Illustration on climate change by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
B1-friess.jpg
Illustration of Bill Maher by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times