Michelle Chen
GOP Lays Booby Trap in Health Care Debate
Category: Politics
So first they came for grandma, then your Down Syndrome baby, and now they're coming for your boobs. The recommendations of the Preventive Services Task Force on breast cancer screenings couldn't have come at a better time for the GOP.
States Say REAL ID Heading for Real Problem
Category: Politics
If you're planning on traveling home for the holidays, there may be more than long lines and canceled flights holding you up. According to a coalition of state governors, a federal deadline for implementing draconian ID restrictions may leave you grounded.
Business Lobby Plans Hit Job Study on Health Reform
Category: Politics
Ever wonder who's behind all those expert studies coming out each week advocating one policy position or another? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently revealed the inner workings of the Beltway's opinion laundromat when a sketchy email slipped from a top policy analyst into the hands of the Washington Post.
College Debt Crisis May Turn on Lending Reforms
Category: News
Students of modest means are likely to run into even higher barriers to college access in the near future, as public universities and community colleges, as well as private institutions, increase tuition to make up for budget shortfalls.
Asylum Seekers Trapped By Anti-Terror Laws
Category: News
A study by the legal advocacy group Human Rights First finds that many innocent asylum seekers, refugees and others have been barred from settling in America by arcane post-9/11 changes to immigration law.
Study: BPA In Bottles Causes Erectile Dysfunction
Category: Green
We know pollution harms the planet--now it seems to be bad for your sperm, too. Scientists have concluded that exposure to chemical contamination may put a damper on male sexual performance.
Making Green Jobs Work for Workers
Category: Green
As lawmakers and think tanks tout the green economy as a cure for economic ills and climate change, activists say the government ought to put some speed bumps on the road to the green economy to make sure workers and communities aren't left behind
Dems Scrounge for Health Care Compromises
Category: Politics
Now that the Democrats' health care overhaul proposals have gotten a green light from doctors and old people, pregnant women and immigrants may get left in the dust.
Abortion Notification Law Looms Over Illinois Teens
Category: News
Illinois is poised to make life a lot harder for young women coping with unwanted pregnancy. The state is in limbo over a pending parental notification law, which would essentially mandate that if a teen seeks an abortion, the physician would need to tell her parent or guardian, or she'd ...
Ford Workers Reject Contract Changes
Category: Economy
For all the haggling with the union over protecting the company's competitiveness at workers' expense, Ford just rolled out a surpsingly handsome profit for the third quarter.
