Robert Kirchhoefer
According to a United Nations report, Mexico has surpassed the United States as the most obese nation in the world. Almost 70 percent of Mexican adults are overweight, as are one-third of Mexican teenagers. Overall, 32.8 percent of Mexican adults…
Despite the hold on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head the EPA, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works panel, has agreed not to back a filibuster on McCarthy. “I’ve had very productive conversations with…
The owners of a Colorado bakery could face up to a year in prison for refusing to make a cake for a gay couple. Dave Mullins, 28, and Daniel Craig, 33, filed a discrimination complaint against Jack Phillips, one of…
The Affordable Care Act mandate that requires companies with at least 50 full-time employees to provide health insurance has been placed partially on hold until 2015. This might seem like good news, but it’s setting back small business owners who…
The conservative movement and the Republican Party, we’re told, have become estranged from women voters. Throughout the 2012 election, as the Obama campaign relentlessly played the demagogue on social issues, political consultants were quick to condemn the GOP for having…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved quickly to submit a plan for its proposed greenhouse gas rule for coal power plants, sending the White House its draft Monday, less than a week after President Obama announced his new climate…
French president Francois Hollande reaffirmed his plan Monday to allow voluntary euthanasia. Hollande stated that his government would submit a bill to the parliament by the end of the year that would change the current law forbidding doctors from providing…
The Senate appears likely to approve Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), even in light of President Barack Obama’s extreme new climate change agenda. Enough Republicans are opposed to filibustering a presidential nominee, despite their opposition…
Desperate times certainly call for desperate measures. With a Gallup poll showing yesterday that only 22 percent of Americans believe the Obamacare law will improve their health, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been given a state grant to…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released new health standards for school snacks today as part of its new “Smart Snacks in School” nutrition overhaul to battle childhood obesity. The standards set a limit for the amount of sugar, fat, and…
