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Public sociology in farmtown: #7 inspiration and challenge
(This continues a series. See the earlier posts in the series for background and context.) Our lunch speaker is a Black man I code as about 40 plus or minus 10 years. He has a staff job with a college… more →
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Racial Disparity in Lung Cancer Rates Narrowed in Young Adults Due to Larger Decrease in Smoking
wrote 1 month ago: • Rates for blacks are now almost similar to that of whites. • Public health experts credit decrease … more →
Report examines racial differences in nursing homes
wrote 1 month ago: In 2004, 11% of the 1.3 million nursing home residents aged 65 and over in the United States were bl … more →
Racial disparities in premature birth
wrote 1 month ago: Mother-to-be Racial disparities in premature birth rates are a problem in the U.S. African-American … more →
Beyond the Market: Health Care as a Civil or Human Right? From the Amnesty International USA Blog
wrote 2 months ago: Check out this new post on Amnesty International USA’s blog, Human Rights Now, cross-posted on … more →
Prostate cancer news reports: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
wrote 4 months ago: Today’s news reports contain items on: Racial disparities in 10-year survival, even in special … more →
Racial Disparities in Boston Swine Flu
wrote 4 months ago: Health status differs by race and ethnicity. This is not news to people working in the health arena, … more →
Racial Disparities widen with income
wrote 6 months ago: Despite being highly educated if you are a minority you won’t command the $ you’re due f … more →
The Supreme Court's Ricci Decision
wrote 6 months ago: Glenn Greenwald www.salon.com, Monday June 29, 2009 10:30 EDT (updated below) In the now famous … more →
Obama Preserves Entrenched Power, Sidesteps Racial Disparities
wrote 7 months ago: by BAR executive editor Glen Ford Barack Obama actually said it: a truncated form of the hackney … more →
Prostate cancer news reports: Friday, May 8, 2009
wrote 7 months ago: In today’s news reports we address such issues as: The possibility that type of initial treatm … more →
Public Hearing
wrote 8 months ago: My recent posts may make it appear that all I’m doing is writing Stata code. That would be onl … more →
should I get a medical degree?
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wrote 10 months ago: People often laugh at me as I rack up my degrees, from a BS to an MA, and now a JD and a PhD. But no … more →
Phil Bredesen, Corporate Pedophile
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wrote 10 months ago: When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is re … more →
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health-Care Reform
wrote 1 year ago: Even Without That Task, Huge Agency Poses Challenges With Thomas A. Daschle, as secretary of health … more →
Cynthia's 14 points about a bailout vs. genuine financial crisis response
wrote 1 year ago: 1. Enactment of a foreclosure moratorium now before the next phase of ARM interest rate increases ta … more →
Cynthia McKinney on the economy: Seize the time!
wrote 1 year ago: Among Cynthia’s solutions for the American economy are: Full funding for initiatives that elim … more →
Your Black News: Research Shows Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Care
wrote 1 year ago: Doctors are less likely to give black women radiation therapy after surgery to remove early-stage br … more →
Report on Children with Parents in Prison
wrote 1 year ago: AN ESTIMATED 809,800 INMATES IN THE NATION’S PRISONS WERE PARENTS TO 1,706,600 MINOR CHILDREN AT MID … more →
public sociology in farmtown: #7 inspiration and challenge
wrote 1 year ago: (This continues a series. See the earlier posts in the series for background and context.) Our lunch … more →
