By Richard Johnson, The Conversation Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and lack of exercise contribute to obesity. And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle. As an educator, researcher and professor […]
By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation As summer draws to a close, it is time for many to think about back-to-school shopping, such as notebooks, backpacks and new clothes. As an economist who has studied consumer prices for years, I wondered how soaring inflation was affecting the costs of typical back-to-school gear. Consumer prices rose […]
By Melissa Zhu, BBC News Scientists are tracking a new, animal-derived virus in eastern China that has infected at least several dozen people. The novel Langya henipavirus (LayV) was found in 35 patients in the Shandong and Henan provinces. Many had symptoms such as fever, fatigue and a cough. They are thought to have contracted […]
Long excluded from labor laws and regulations, domestic workers are organizing and fighting back against rampant wage theft and harassment. And often, immigrant women of color are leading the charge.
By Jason Kerzinski, The Real News As of Jan. 1, 2022, a new ordinance took effect in Chicago aimed at bringing much-needed accountability to an industry that has been, by and large, treated as part of the informal economy: domestic work. Domestic work covers a range of jobs, from nannies and home-caregivers to home cleaners, […]
Washington, DC, USA – 2022 June 24: Signs held by Protestors during a Rally in Front of the US Supreme Court after a Ruling to ban Abortion. (Shutterstock) By Jacqueline Thomsen, Reuters (Reuters) – Clergy members of five religions sued the state of Florida on Monday over a new law criminalizing most abortions in the […]
Guatemala City, Guatemala, 08-08-19. Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Air Force base during her visit to Guatemala in regard to migration policy between Guatemala and the USA. (Shutterstock) By Ross Barkan, NY Mag Speaker Nancy Pelosi is headed to Taiwan, undertaking a foreign-policy spectacle few asked for and even fewer need. Pelosi, both a liberal […]
By Matt Lavietes, NBC News As cases of monkeypox surge around the globe, four pioneers of the AIDS activist movement watch in awe and with a sense of nostalgia. Some of the similarities between the two viruses speak for themselves. Like the HIV strain that started the AIDS pandemic in the late 1970s, the current […]
WASHINGTON – Hispanic Federation is thrilled with the House of Representatives’ passage of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, ensure protections for same-sex marriage at the federal level, and establish more legal protections for marriage equality. Hispanic Federation calls on the Senate to move quickly to pass the bill […]
A “public health emergency of international concern” is the organization’s loudest alarm bell. Here’s what it can accomplish.
By Keren Landman, VOX On Saturday, July 23, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the spread of monkeypox to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the organization’s loudest alarm bell signifying an emerging outbreak. Since early May, more than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified across more than […]
NEW YORK CITY – JUNE 28 2015: The 45th annual LGBT Pride parade drew an estimated two million spectators buoyed by the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling on same sex marriage. Planned Parenthood. (Shutterstock) By Lisa Mascaro, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation […]