‘Percolate up’ economics
Remember all the Gloom & Doom predicted by those lawmakers and lobbyists who fought the raise in minimum wage this past summer? “Somebody’s going to get hurt. Somebody loses a job or somebody closes-up shop,” wailed Bob Dole himself. Rep. Robert Walker of Pennsylvania flatly proclaimed that the increase in the minimum wage “will set…
Color Bind
Racial disparity on Orange County’s juvenile justice system;;If you’re a juvenile delinquent in Orange County, it pays to be white.;;If you’re caught, you’re less likely than a black kid to be imprisoned before trial, and if you’re found guilty, you’re less likely than your black brethren to be sent to a juvenile correctional institution. So…
Betrayal of confidence
The stiry behind the race to market Confide, one of the first HIV home-testing kits It’s been three months since the first home HIV/AIDS test hit the market nationwide. Already, despite all of the hoopla over its arrival, it has acquired a seemingly permanent spot on the shelf behind the counter at local pharmacies. But…
Cocaine expose gets snow job
Shock waves should have jolted America when the news broke in England a few weeks ago: “The C.I.A. actively encouraged drug-trafficking in order to fund right-wing contra rebels in Nicaragua during the 1980’s, and the C.I.A. agent in Nicaragua was employed to ensure the money went to the contras and not into the pockets of…
