Adequate Health Care Coverage: Too Many Americans Do Not Have It

Submitted by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 00:00
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Amid the clamor on the Presidential campaign trail to repeal the HealthCare Bill passed by President Barack Obama, one has yet to hear what will be put in its place. Access to adequate health insurance coverage is still out of reach for many Americans — over 47 million. That number likely climbs daily with the persistent unemployment rate.

Negative Political Ads Pollute And Debase The Political Process Of Our Democracy

Submitted by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:00
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When you hear that more than twenty million dollars were spent in negative advertising in the Florida Presidential Primary, it is little wonder that the average citizen thinks our election process has become a joke, a necessary evil. But is that perception and resignation doing us more harm than good?

America At A Crossroads: Not Voting Is Tantamount To Being An AWOL Citizen

Submitted by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:00
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Not voting in the 2012 presidential primary elections is tantamount to an act of cowardice. At a bare minimum, it can certainly be considered laziness. What is the difference between being a nonvoter in a democracy and a deserter in the military? They both represent dereliction of duty.

Failing to vote is cowardice because it shows a lack of courage to take a stand, work, and vote for one party or the other and its candidates.

Playing To Racism: 2012 Presidential Candidates Missing A Great Opportunity

Submitted by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 00:00
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Whether it is Newt Gingrich calling President Obama the “Food Stamp President” or portraying poor black children as having only dope dealers for role models; or whether Ron Paul’s racially inflammatory newsletters of ten years accurately defined his positions on race or not; or whether Rick Santorum’s comments about blacks on welfare is paramount to them taking other citizens’ money; or whether Rick Perry’s N-word usage at the hunting “shack” on his property — whether these incidents depict the sentiment of the 21st Century Republican Party, what a missed, egregiously missed, opportunity!