Rachel Lesser

There are some moments in your life that no matter how much time passes, you can remember with unbelievable clarity. Twelve years ago, I was inexplicably bustled into a nearby classroom and 30 confused fourth graders huddled around a TV screen to…

In a world where scandals are the only news items that seem to grab headlines, notable protest groups have been forced to get creative. At its high-profile protests, CODEPINK never ceases to amaze. The old saying goes, "The punishment must fit the…

Revenge has colored our society for some time now. As long as there have been people getting scorned, there have been those seeking vindication. In the Victorian Era, you would probably have soured someone's reputation. Perhaps in the Stone Age the…

Disclaimer: I am a Twitter novice. I believe I have a grand total of five tweets. But I have certainly been exposed to the people who see the freedom of cyberspace as an open invitation to go beyond just broadcasting insulting comments, and be…

Somewhere in my daily routine, between brushing my teeth and putting on the requisite blazer intended to make me look like a professional woman (which actually has an affect closer to me looking like a child dressed up in her mother’s clothes), I…

Sex pervades our culture. Sex tapes skyrocket celebrities to fame, and politicians' careers are derailed when their sexual dalliances inevitably surface (just ask Anthony Weiner). So much of modern life is sexualized. Until, suddenly, it isn’t.…

Last week, reports of an 11-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped by her mother's boyfriend surfaced. The Chilean girl has no choice but to see this life-threatening pregnancy through, as Chile is one of the few countries which…

There's something about powerful men that just drives them to sex scandals. Is it that power corrupts or that only the corrupt seek power? I'll leave that one for the philosophers to duke out. But the latest in the stream of politicians being…

I spend eight hours of my day researching the trying conditions of people living in third world countries. My parents are (understandably) afraid that I will flee the country and resurface somewhere in Africa. But what I’ve recently realized is…