A safety measure that should have helped preserve life instead took the life of a New Jersey man. Three years ago, a 34-year-old man was killed when the car he was riding in crashed into a guard rail while traveling

A recent letter to the editor published in the Galveston Daily News on October 8, 2009 entitled "Trailer Safety Is Being Ignored on Our Roads" calls attention to the fact that America's roadways are becoming more and more dangerous due

For 499,999,999 European citizens, Václav Klaus this week delivered some welcome news; for a certain Tory leader, the Czech President could only provide a massive headache.

Yesterday Graham Watson MEP (Liberal Democrat, South West England and Gibraltar) met Stefan Ericson the President of OCEAN, Jens Olsen the President of ISSA, and other representatives of the shipping supply industry to discuss challenges facing EU Shipping.

Andrew Simpson, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Northampton North, has called on the County Council to shelve plans for Weston Favell school to become an Academy. This is after the Council delayed for a second month a decision on the

Did you know that eight is a very lucky number in China. Know why? Per the BBC: The number eight is considered auspicious in China because it sounds similar to the word for "to make money". There are five Chinese

Perhaps this was absent when they discussed the "doctor/patient relationship" in medical school. If the evidence that led to his "summary suspension" holds up when there is a full-blown hearing, it's goodbye "Dr. Perry," and hello "Mr. Perry." As set

As a , it pains me to blast a fellow cyclist. All I can say about this gent is ... DUDE! From The Cairns Post: A drunken cyclist wobbled along a highway before falling off his bike into a ditch

Congress is considering legislation overturning a recent Supreme Court decision holding that plaintiffs asserting claims of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA") must prove that age was the "but for" cause of the challenged

42 people are now suing Chicago police Officer Richard Fiorito for making . The plaintiffs are accusing the Chicago cop of targeting gay and disabled people and abusing and harassing them while falsely arresting them for drunk driving.A Cook County

On Monday, Ebere Ozonwu experienced a horrifying moment when the doors of a Red Line train shut on her 22-month-old daughter's stroller, dragging the toddler and the carriage down the platform as it left the station. The little girl, Rachel,

The Independent Police Review Authority is reporting a nearly 19% increase in the number of complaints alleging. The rise began in March when the number of complaints went up from about 2,300 complaints every three months to 2,600 complaints and

The elections that attracted national attention Tuesday were all on the East Coast, with New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (suddenly burdened by his previous job as head of Goldman Sachs) going down to defeat and conservative Republican activists like Sarah

Refusing to vote, declining to vote, or not being informed enough to vote is a serious wrong. Ever since our high school civics teachers pounded our heads about the right to vote, we all should know this. But apparently we

With the incredibly long-winded process of passing the Lisbon Treaty now seemingly complete, and with the resultant reluctant climb-down by the Conservative party on its promise to hold a referendum on said treaty, the British relationship with the EU has

Social democrats need to move beyond neoliberalism to find new ways of promoting the well-being of ordinary citizens.The crisis of neoliberal capitalism was widely supposed to be a huge opportunity for the mainstream left, in Europe and elsewhere. Having been

Jerry Cohen's camping-trip fable offers a down-to-earth approach to social-democratic principles. Being a socialist often requires a leap of faith. Though there are real institutions we can point to that at least in part embody key socialist values such as

David Cameron has just made a speech in which he signified a massive U-turn on his 'cast iron' referendum scheme for the Lisbon Treaty, by abandoning the referendum itself (a breathtaking demonstration of hypocrisy in action), and instead rashly promising

Social democrats need to work more closely together in Europe to reassert a policy agenda reflective of their values.Social-democratic parties are not dominating decision-making in Europe. The recent gain in Greece was matched with losses in Germany and Bulgaria, and

A rejuvenation of the party-trade union link could play an important part in the recovery of European social democracy. Coinciding with the biggest financial crisis since the second world war, and an economic crisis whose full consequences have yet to