Lack of health care. As medical care has improved for people with health insurance, the consequences of being uninsured have worsened, according to a new study that says the lack of coverage translates into nearly 45,000 deaths each year among working-age Americans.
Religious Charities. Nearly 60 groups concerned with civil rights, labor, health and education urged Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday to renounce a Bush-era memo allowing religious charities that receive federal grant money to discriminate in hiring.
Global working poor. While economists in developed nations are cautiously pointing to the first signs of renewed economic growth, the global financial crisis is slamming some of the working poor around the world, Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, said Thursday.
Quote of the day. "For those of us who are battling the time crunch and those of us [for] whom access to fresh food is an issue in our neighborhoods, farmers' markets are a really important, valuable resource that we have to support." First lady Michelle Obama, opening a new farmer's market just across the street from the White House. (Washington Times)
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