Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia post unemployment rates rise in May, while only one state - Nebraska - registers a decrease.
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Senate Backs Apology for Slavery
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution yesterday apologizing for slavery, making way for a joint congressional resolution and the latest attempt by the federal government to take responsibility for 2 1/2 centuries of slavery.
"You wonder why we didn't do it 100 years ago," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), lead sponsor of the resolution, said after the unanimous-consent vote. "It is important to have a collective response to a collective injustice."
The Senate's apology follows a similar apology passed last year by the House. One key difference is that the Senate version explicitly deals with the long-simmering issue of whether slavery descendants are entitled to reparations, saying that the resolution cannot be used in support of claims for restitution. The House is expected to revisit the issue next week to conform its resolution to the Senate version.
Read more...National Health Care Reform Must Include Remedies for Racial Disparities, Experts Say
While President Obama lobbies for support for health care reform, debate leaders and advocates representing African-Americans and other people of color argue that coverage and cost-cutting alone isn't enough.
Reform must also address the racial and ethnic disparities that exist in the current health system, they argue.
President Obama's Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a report last week that revealed just how deep the health care disparities are for racial minorities and low-income Americans.
“Minorities and low income Americans are more likely to be sick and less likely to get the care they need,” said Sebelius in a release. “These disparities have plagued our health system and our country for too long.
Read more...Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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