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A new report states it in black and white: Color is lacking on the boards of directors of the 46 largest independent foundations in the United States. The Greenlining Institute has found that although a quarter of all board directors of the 46 foundations are African-American, Hispanic or Asian-American, 28 percent of the foundations examined do not have a single person of color on their boards. Even more disheartening, 56.5 percent of the foundations have no Hispanics directors.
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The nation has lost 6 million jobs since the recession began, and the unemployment rate is now over 9 percent. Yet, certain highly skilled jobs remain in strong demand, and employers are clamoring to fill them. Manpower Inc.'s annual U.S. "talent shortage survey" showed virtually no change this year from the jobs in most demand compared with last year. Skilled trades workers are needed. So are engineers, nurses, teachers, technicians, information technology workers and machine operators.
If you lost your job this year and have been taking prescription medicines made by Pfizer Inc., you might be able to get them free.
Three years ago, San Francisco turned itself into a laboratory for remaking the country's healthcare system with a bold experiment to expand services to the uninsured, working poor and medically underserved. It's too early to tell whether it's worked, with researchers only beginning to evaluate the program's early successes and longer-term limitations. But many eyes are turning toward San Francisco's brand of universal health care.
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart said it would support mandated employer healthcare contributions under certain conditions. Wal-Mart made the announcement after a Washington meeting that included White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, the Service Employees International Union and the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank.
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