Two new items are under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that could reduce the number of HIV infections: Last week, a panel of experts recommended that the FDA approve a pill known as Truvada that could be taken preemptively by healthy but at-risk individuals to prevent the contraction of HIV. The pill [...]
From 2004 to 2009, Colorado’s sitting governors issued proclamations for a statewide Day of Prayer, to be held the first Thursday of May. The proclamations included biblical passages and a call to prayer. But last week, a three-judge panel on the Colorado Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the proclamations invalid, holding that when a state [...]
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass a version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization that prioritizes some victims over others and politicizes the safety and well-being of victims of abuse. I could not have predicted that a bill called the Violence Against Women Act would actually put victims of domestic abuse and [...]
On July 1, the interest rates on government-subsidized Stafford loans, which help students pay for college, are set to double, from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Though some calculations note that the cost per month would only increase by around $6, the rate change has triggered a larger national debate about the staggering levels of debt [...]
