Just Work: 800 Down in Minnesota, 47 Million More to Go Nationwide
This fight for a decent job with affordable health care coverage is not a question of should; it's a question of how and when.
This fight for a decent job with affordable health care coverage is not a question of should; it's a question of how and when.
Michaela Silver | Posted 03.12.2008 | Living
This week, healthcare workers in Ohio saw their dreams of forming a union derailed after the California Nurses Association bombarded workers with wildly false and misleading leaflets.
Dr. Vaughn Whittaker | Posted 02.20.2008 | Living
African Americans have the highest rates of death due to diabetes; heart disease; and breast, lung, and colon cancer. These numbers haven't improved since I came to America.
Lynn Radcliffe | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics
For people like me, the prospect for real change in America is not just a trendy news story. It's about building a real future for our families, and guaranteeing economic security for those of us who work hard and play by the rules.
Eric Emmanuel | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics
My parents back in Pakistan sacrificed everything so that I could begin a life determined by choice. In America, one should not have to choose between health care and basic necessities.
Ursula Epps and Alba Vasquez | Posted 12.06.2007 | Entertainment
We might not be able to provide as much for our children as those producers and CEOs at the top, but we will do whatever we must to achieve our own American dream.
James Gallagher | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living
While I'm still processing all the lessons I learned from my time in Iraq, one thing stands out: I am more thankful than ever before for the simple things in life.
Mary Kay Henry | Posted 11.15.2007 | Living
I can't believe this is what we've come to: healthcare as a stocking stuffer.
Queenie Turner | Posted 11.08.2007 | Living
There's really no question about it. For the fully disabled 83-year-old woman for whom I am a personal care assistant, the work that I do is essential.
Reuters | Posted 10.30.2007 | Living
Work colleagues who spend their day gossiping, organizing their home lives, or who press "reply all" on e-mails are among the biggest nuisances in the...
Robin Bawkey | Posted 10.24.2007 | Living
I'd like to think that Carlyle will improve on some of the problems with Manor Care's nursing homes, but I'm afraid it may lead to even shoddier care.
Barbara Principe, Ph.D. | Posted 10.11.2007 | Living
Terminal cancer can rob too many Americans of a full life. The least we can do is ensure that the final months are spent in the way the person chooses.
Joseph Louis | Posted 09.28.2007 | Living
Elirose Pierre-Louis died from an illness that could have been managed and from a working situation that should have been avoided. We know Eli died because she was poor.
Lori Theim-Busch | Posted 09.13.2007 | Living
There's a basic truth to our democratic system: our elected leaders are only as good as we push them to be. We must take this responsibility seriously.
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Darrell Siewert | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living