The classic and still the best description of soft despotism (tyranny) appears in volume II; book 4, chapter 6 of Alexis DeTocqueville’s 1835-1840 Democracy in America. It is so comprehensive and penetrating that it must be quoted at length. He wrote that:

"I think that the species of oppression by which democratic nations are menaced in unlike anything which ever existed in the world…The old words despotism and tyranny are inappropriate: the thing itself is new; and since I cannot name it, I must... Read More

physical therapy is a healthcare profession that addresses impairments and disabilities in all populations in order to rehabilitate people and  promote mobility, functional ability, and quality of life. Currently, a patient needs a Doctor's order to see a physical therapist. The goals of the American Physical Therapy Association and Physical therapy as a professional is to be granted direct access by law so that someone with an injury or impairment could make an appointment with a physical therapist... Read More

There is a growing disparity in income between those at the bottom and those at the top. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/income-inequality-charts_n_5241586.html