Poverty
Routine teen-aged HIV test proposed by doctors
November 28, 2011The Center for Disease Control has called for universal testing of all patients between the ages of 16 and 64. However, the U.S. Public Health Service has not endorsed the proposal.
Read moreRacism: pollutant that serves GOP, Wall St interests
November 21, 2011Racism is the most persistent and pernicious form of division in our country. It creates a fault line in the labor and people's struggles that, if not overcome, irredeemably weakens them.
Read moreWhite House holds first policy conference on African Americans
November 16, 2011A recent White House conference on African American policy trumpeted the Obama administration's achievement in promoting programs beneficial to the black community.
Read moreHealth care reform law already helps uninsured
November 14, 2011Advocates say nearly three-quarters of California's four million people with no health coverage are people of color, with Latinos making up nearly 60 percent of the total uninsured.
Read moreCongress eyeing backdoor route to slashing benefits
November 8, 2011Republicans and Democrats inclined to go along with the slashers are reportedly considering adoption of a new formula that would allow progressively larger reductions in Social Security and other benefits.
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