Progressives say election may bolster social safety net
The increasingly likely win by President Obama may amount to a mandate to preserve, if not extend, the social safety net and the social insurance programs.
Toxic chromium in New Jersey town plagues residents
While I was growing up as a teenager in Garfield, residents more directly affected by the chromium contamination were suffering.
My New Jersey hometown - contaminated?
Garfield, like the other neighborhoods along the Passaic River that border it, was a working class factory town during the 20th century.
New bill would remedy nation’s “dental crisis”
Are your teeth a part of your body? Apparently, no. More than one-third of Americans have no dental insurance. One quarter of U.S. adults 65 and older have lost all their teeth.
What's new about the Texas Democrats?
Today, it is said the Democratic Party is the major hope for Americans hoping to get jobs and keep or extend life-saving benefits such as health care and Social Security.
Reforming Wall Street is a job for the American people
One has to ask if Wall Street has learned anything at all. But then again: why would they?
Chase execs can't help losing $20 billion
Chase spent $10 million lobbying this year to weaken regulations that would have prevented the $20 billion debacle. The loss underlines the need, of course, for stronger financial regulations
Jobs grow by only 115,000 in April
The nation had its second straight month of disappointing job growth in April, according to government figures released today.
Robot jellyfish pulls hydrogen fuel from water
An underwater robot has been modeled after a jellyfish, and will be used in rescue efforts and surveillance.
