By James Nava.
As it has been well-known for quite some time, obesity is one of the most perturbing problems for western societies. In the United States this problem is particularly alarming. Appearances aside, obesity directly affects people’s health.
Por Newt Gingrich.
Durante el encuentro de salud de la semana pasada, el Líder de la Mayoría de la Cámara, Harry Reid, hizo una declaración verdaderamente deshonesta e irónica. Declaró que “nadie está hablando de reconciliación” para aprobar el proyecto de ley.
Fue deshonesta porque desde que la aprobación del proyecto de ley en el Senado se [...]
El regalo navideño de Barack Obama y el Partido Demócrata a los norteamericanos es una nueva ley de sanidad que cuesta, para empezar, dos billones y medio de dólares (trillones, en terminología norteamericana) y que limita la libertad individual de los ciudadanos
Abortion has long been a galvanizing topic in American political discourse, but the discussion has heated up lately with debate on President Obama’s push for healthcare reform. Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has barred the Federal government from using tax payer money to fund abortions, yet the spirit of that law- that neither government nor [...]
By Chadwick Ciocci.
A recent AP poll has some troubling news: a majority of Americans support taxing upper-income Americans to pay for the government’s massive healthcare overhaul (by 57 to 36%). Not surprisingly they reject taxing insurance companies, drug companies or medical device makers, presumably since they understand that these increased taxes will only be [...]
By Aaron Rodriguez.
On Saturday, November 7th, House Democrats squeaked out a mammoth 1,990 page health care bill with a slim 220-215 majority vote. Pelosi’s House bill will go to the Senate for further debate, changes, and a final merging. Concerning the bill’s successful passage, Nancy Pelosi said,
“We come before you to follow in the footsteps [...]
By Rachel Campos-Duffy.
Last week, my husband and I made a gut-wrenching decision to give our seven year-old son the H1N1 vaccine. It wasn’t an easy decision for us. We have a healthy skepticism when it comes to safety claims made by the government and pharmaceutical companies, and like many other parents raising kids [...]
Por Alberto García Chavida.
Una reciente película española: Yo, también aborda el síndrome de Down. El protagonista es Daniel, de 33 años, cercano a la normalidad, que ha logrado obtener un título universitario. Ello ha sido posible gracias al cariño y sacrificio familiar. Pablo Pineda interpreta el papel de Daniel con gran naturalidad.
Muchos otros no [...]
By Stephen A. Nuño.
I was born in an immigrant gateway community named Boyle Heights, where Jewish, Japanese, Mexican and now Central American immigrants all settled in and then spottily left for the suburban cities of Montebello, Rosemead, Whittier, etc. They left behind them a living record of the rich diversity of their era. One of [...]
Por Newt Gingrich.
Al miércoles, 14 de octubre, hay algunas cosas que sabemos y algunas cosas que no.
Sabemos que las proyecciones económicas más recientes pronostican de 10.3 por ciento de desempleo en el próximo mes de junio y el 8.5 por ciento de desempleo hasta el 2013.
Y sabemos que los aumentos de costos a las empresas [...]
