Most people have horror stories about emergency rooms. Whether in Boston, Washington or Los Angeles, the stories are appalling. Gurneys, sometimes with critically ill patients, lined up and left unattended along walls. Hurting people waiting for hours because of a shortage of staff, beds and ...
For the first time in 75 years, “democracy” (majority rule) appears in English text more than “republic” (representative rule). That blurring of lines signals the potential loss of our collective ability to distinguish the two and threatens our national birthright as imposters seek to ...
The pushback has begun from Black Americans against Al Sharpton and other self-appointed liberal “community leaders.” The National Black Church Initiative, a coalition representing 27.7 million people and 150,000 Black churches across the country, recently announced that the payment from ...
One of the most-discussed reforms that the new Trump administration is an advisory group with no budget or paid staff. Heading the curiously named Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are two noted tech billionaires, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have close ties to President-elect ...
America may be poised for a nutrition policy reset, one that starts to reverse the epidemic of chronic disease afflicting a majority of Americans. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the incoming administration has an opportunity to scrutinize ...
The end of the year is a time when we reflect on the best ways to give back in the holiday season and in the year ahead. There’s no shortage of fantastic ways to do good, and a myriad of great charities that help noble causes, from reducing poverty and boosting education to protecting the ...
