Walmart workers on strike again – and the movement seems to be growing. The problem is that the company heirs are swimming in money, while most of their employees are forced to remain on part-time status, which makes them ineligible for health insurance and other benefits that full-time employees receive. Many that are full-time can’t afford these…
One would think that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act penalty in the form of a tax for those refusing to buy insurance would have our states rushing to implement the Act. However, many Republican governors are choosing party politics over citizens’ well-being. This proves that political allies have…
As of today, June 25th, 2012, the Supreme Court nearly demolished SB 1070 in Arizona. Many Arizona citizens are happy with the decision, but are still concerned over the possible racial profiling of Hispanic immigrants, that might take place while law enforcement wrestles with the language of enforcing the 4th part of the bill which…
I’ve always been horrified by the dangerous and barbaric sports game of football. Therefore, there is no surprise regarding the recent recognition and development of football players concussions and lawsuits. Football reminds me of the ancient gladiator games, but with a much slower death and less frequent death rate, which seems to be directly related…
2012 is the year that the majority of babies under one year old in the U.S. are now minority babies. Last year the percentage was just under 50%. This year it is just over 50% as reported by CNN.com. Even though this trend continues, it will likely be a few decades before the overall population…
The United States is definitely in trouble when corporations are able to influence the very agencies that were put in place to protect the citizens. Robert Kennedy Jr. is fighting for the truth. AP reporters documented how the frack industry was using its clout to escape, not just the laws of government, but of science. On Thursday,…
This is an historic day for America. It is now official, President Obama supports gay marriage. President Obama is the FIRST president to take a stand in favor of marriage for all people. It gives us hope to know that we have a president that is willing to take the punches of some religious fanatics…
Regardless of the nonsense heard about Obamacare, the facts speak for themselves. Obamacare has saved seniors billions of dollars on their prescription medications in just two years according to data. Medicare reforms in the law saved seniors a total of $3.4 billion in prescription drug costs by bridging a coverage gap, according to official figures.…
Father has to wire his son before sending him to school to find out what is really happening. This little boy has autism. He is not violent. He is a happy little boy when he is at home. The wiring came as a reaction to accusations from the school that his son Akian was having…
Better late than never, right? Although Senator Murkowski voted with her Republican party on the anti-contraception bill, she now regrets her decision. Luckily, the bill was narrowly defeated, which makes her speaking out now – after the fact – all the more impressive. The senator added that she “will continue to support funding Planned Parenthood,”…