by Miguel A. De La Torre | Nov 17, 2003 | Opinion
Race and ethnicity play a significant role in determining who is, and who is not, insured. African Americans are twice as likely as whites–and Latina/os three times as likely–to lack health coverage. Higher uninsured rates exist among these disenfranchised...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 16, 2003 | Opinion
During the 2002 midterm elections, television icon Art Linkletter, of “Kids Say the Darndest Things” fame, informed the public, in 30 second-spots, that their congressperson “has been fighting for real prescription drug coverage.” These ads ran...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Sep 30, 2003 | Opinion
Can Christians engage in committing acts of torture? And if so, how is the act reconciled with the basic message of the gospel? His home computer revealed al Qaeda plans to blow up 11 commercial airliners, one of which was to fly into CIA headquarters. After extensive...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Sep 17, 2003 | Opinion
We recently observed Labor Day with news from the Department of Labor that our nation lost 700,000 manufacturing jobs since Labor Day 2002. In fact, since Bush II took office, 2.5 million jobs have been lost, about 80,000 a month. Higher-paying manufacturing jobs are...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Aug 28, 2003 | Opinion
The United States has given the world the gift of noble concepts like democracy, and it has the potential to be a light to a hurting world. While appreciating what this country offers the rest of humanity, I refuse to worship this culture as though it were a god,...
