Archive for August 2024

The lawsuit builds on efforts over years by the religious right and politicians who oppose abortion to deliver blows to Planned Parenthood — which provides sexual and reproductive health care at nearly 600 sites nationwide — now bolstered by Leo’s work reshaping the American judiciary. Anti-abortion groups and their allies secured a generational victory in 2022 when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which ended the constitutional right to abortion and paved the way for bans or severe restrictions in 20 states. The court challenge in Texas demonstrates how the forces behind the end of Roe threaten access to other health and family planning services.

Americans eat too much sodium—about 70 percent more than is recommended by the World Health Organization. Sodium intake above recommended levels accounts for nearly 10 percent of deaths from heart disease and stroke in this country. The science is clear: For most Americans, reducing sodium intake will substantially improve heart health. But most sodium in our diets comes from packaged and restaurant food, making dietary changes virtually impossible without changes to the food supply.

“It’s hard to get down an aisle in the grocery store without finding an example of price gouging or price fixing, and it’s costing us dearly,” Lindsay Owens, executive director of the think tank Groundwork Collaborative, told The Washington Post. “It’s wonderful to see the vice president unleash a suite of policy proposals to crack down on these cheaters and protect Americans’ pocketbooks.”

We acknowledge the recent positive announcement from the UK Chancellor regarding public sector pay increases in England, including for social workers employed in the NHS. Whilst we await a Welsh Government announcement, we also urge them to pay attention to public sector workers employed and paid by local authorities, including the majority of the social worker workforce, who have suffered the worst pay growth compared to other public sector professions since 2010-11.

According to court documents, Mao committed the crimes while working at a private kindergarten in the capital, Taipei. The 30-year-old, who holds a college degree in social work, had been working at the pre-school since September 2021.