WASHINGTON–In her first public address after taking office, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis promised to increase enforcement of laws designed to protect workers. "You can rest assured that there is a new sheriff in town," she told union members at a gathering in Miami Beach shortly after her confirmation in February. Ten months later, Solis’ Labor […]
Egypt’s First Adult Graphic Novel Officially Banned
In April 2008, freedom of speech and creativity in Egypt was hit in its core with the confiscation of Magdy El Shafee’s adult graphic novel – Metro. Since then the author and his pubisher have been on trial and while every one was busy with the football war between Egypt and Algeria, the court officially banned […]
When Caregivers Harm: Problem Nurses Stay on the Job as Patients Suffer
California’s registered nursing board can take years to act on complaints. Spencer Sullivan, pictured above, received too many painkillers after a neck surgery and wasn’t adequately monitored, according to nursing board records. However, the board didn’t revoke the license of the nurse held responsible until six years later. Click to read more about […]
Shooting Victims Family outraged by Controversial Verdict
After a day of swimming, LSD and alcohol Joey Parrish, 17, Ethan Parrish, 24, and Stephanie Reynolds, 19 (all White) pulled into a Sheetz parking lot in Powhattan Virginia to drop off two friends. At this point there was a verbal confrontation with 18-year old Tahliek Taliaferro, (African American) and friends: Courtney Jones, Lawrence Harris, […]
The Border War: An Arizonan’s Perspective
As an "almost native" long term Arizonan who is now in political exile in large part due to the illegal immigration situation and border wars going on now in my former home state, I cannot begin to express the outrage and betrayal I felt on behalf of myself and my fellow Arizonans who have thus […]
US Elections: State has any responsibility towards them?
Saeed Minhas I was passing through various streets in Toledo, Ohio and wondering what is the authenticity of the pollsters and newspapers in this country where all the pollsters and newspaper’s editorial boards have declared the elections almost over two week prior to elections. Because what I was finding amongst the voters here in Toledo, […]