Mitt Romney’s campaign has come under fire for a number of gaffes recently, but one action by the company he cofounded, Bain Capital, is
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Hello, good buy: Goodbye, healthy communities
In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a nation of powerful warrior women. Legend has it that these women even cut off their right breasts….the
Hyatt hurts
Earlier this year, National Catholic Reporter called Hyatt Hotels “the worst hotel employer in the industry.” Allegations about working conditions at Hyatt sound as
Wanted: More masochists in Missouri
Honestly, I think you have to be a masochist to work for social justice in MIssouri. Case in point: the recent effort to get
Draining the Medicare pool
Insurance is all about risk. Medicare is an insurance program, and it works because it pools together everyone in the Medicare-eligible age group—whether they’re
DNC bails out of bailed-out Bank of America
The Democratic National Committee is moving its money. It’s taking its money out of the bailed-out Bank of America and putting it into union-owned
We should do business like Norway
If you had $600 billion to invest in various businesses, how would you do it? Would you only invest in companies that provided a
Retroactive Romney
Mitt Romney may or may not be a job creator, but he [or his campaign team] sure knows how to create a hot new
Living in poverty: Myths that need busting
Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor many other Republicans want to slash—or even kill–Medicaid, food stamps, Head Start, Social Security and other programs that
Democrats are nicer than Republicans, or are they?
Conventional wisdom is that Democrats are more pleasant individuals than Republicans. In numerous ways, it’s clear and obvious that this adage is true. When