February 1, 2016 'Prescription Thugs': New documentary looks at America's legal drug abuse problem The United States makes up about 5 percent of the world’s population, yet consumes more than 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs, according to the 2011 UN World Drug Report.
January 13, 2016 Can supporting 'Right to Try' drug laws save patients' lives? Tens of thousands of Americans with terminal illnesses may not have access to drugs that could give them more time... and federal laws bear some blame.
December 20, 2015 Facebook's Zuckerberg says immigration reform 'biggest civil rights issue of our time' Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg suggested Sunday that U.S. immigration reform is “one of the biggest civil rights issues of our time.”
December 20, 2015 Some labor unions could get break from ObamaCare fees The issue surfaced after the administration said last week that it plans to exempt "certain self-insured, self-administered plans" from paying a new temporary fee.
December 20, 2015 Teachers' unions fight bill that would bar sex offenders from schools The measure would require school systems to check state and federal criminal records for employees with unsupervised access to elementary and secondary school students, and for people seeking those jobs.
December 20, 2015 Feds to take down ObamaCare website for repairs Bedeviled by technology glitches that frustrated millions of consumers, the Obama administration is taking down its health overhaul website for repairs this weekend.
December 20, 2015 White House backs off ObamaCare deal for unions The Obama administration on Friday appeared to rule out giving unions a special deal to offer their workers extra ObamaCare subsidies, but left the door open to other changes after a private White House meeting with labor leaders who are concerned over the law.
December 20, 2015 Labor unions look to expand to non-unionized shops One of the major themes to emerge from this week's national conference of the AFL-CIO in Los Angeles is a push to expand union organizing beyond the traditional collective bargaining agreement and into every workplace.
December 20, 2015 NAACP President Ben Jealous to step down at end of year Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says he plans to step down by the end of the year.
December 20, 2015 Early big winners of ObamaCare: investors, lawyers, consultants, tech experts While polling data suggests many Americans remain anxious and skeptical about ObamaCare, the early big winners of the president’s signature law include investors, lawyers, consultants and purveyors of new technology.
