Cirque du Soleil – TOTEM
Cirque du Soleil performs TOTEM under the Grand Chapiteau at the Plateau at National Harbor in Maryland outside of Washington, D.C. TOTEM traces the journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary [...]
AIDS Activists March in Washington, D.C.
Activists marched through the streets of Washington, D.C.to illuminate the social and economic costs of putting profit in front of the resources, rights and policies that can end HIV/AIDS. The march ended at the White House to demand “the political will necessary to ensure economic justice for all and to defend and protect the human [...]
Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of much of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The anticipated Supreme Court ruling allows the federal government to continue implementing the health care law passed in 2010. The law will take full effect in 2014. Popular provisions that prohibit insurers from denying coverage [...]
