Health and Science 
US Alone, Still won’t Ratify UN Convention on the Rights of the Child(0)
The United States has taken over 15 years now “to undertaking a thorough and thoughtful review of the Convention of the Rights of the Child”. Meanwhile, a report of child abuse is officially recorded every 10 seconds. More than 28,000 have died waiting for the United States to sign the treaty and act upon it since Clinton signed the treaty.
Full Story»Health Care Hysterics, er, Reform
Clearly, something needs to change. Having tens of millions of US Citizens without any access to health care services beyond rudimentary emergency care presents a very serious health risk for the entire nation on a number of levels. Add to that millions of immigrants, both legal and illegal, who are also uninsured or underinsured, and you have all the ingredients of a health care disaster. Problem is, the insurance issue isn’t only one crashing the health care system.