“Adding fluoride to drinking water is among the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Category: Economy
When casino gambling hits the race track: Who wins, who loses?
Dr. Martin Luther King said more than once, “Laws cannot change the hearts of humans, but they can change their habits.” He probably did
Illinois budget hurts poor kids and education, but funds prisons
The Illinois budget deficit is a problem that has been going on for a long time. It has become the new normal for many
Living in poverty: Myths that need busting
Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor many other Republicans want to slash—or even kill–Medicaid, food stamps, Head Start, Social Security and other programs that
Democrats are nicer than Republicans, or are they?
Conventional wisdom is that Democrats are more pleasant individuals than Republicans. In numerous ways, it’s clear and obvious that this adage is true. When
Missouri ballot initiatives: Will big-business’ interests trump voters’ interests?
Three measures in Missouri garnered enough petition signatures to make it on the November 2012 ballot, but will Missourians’ conviction be enough? With nearly
Three years later: Obama’s 2009 Credit CARD Act is working
In the war between corporations who abhor regulations of any kind and consumers who regularly get screwed by unregulated corporations, a heartening victory has
When reason comes from the mainstream media, it means so much more
An internal argument among progressives is whether MSNBC is an honest, objective source of broadcast news or whether it is just a liberal foil
Is college really worth it?
For over forty years, I have been an educator. It may sound odd, but I think that the United States should give serious consideration
The odd but simple figures about unemployment
On the first Friday of each month, the U.S. Department of Labor announces job numbers and unemployment figures for the previous month. During the