As if the student-loan crisis wasn’t bad enough, now there’s a proposal to create a market for loans for pre-school. The idea comes from
Category: Government
Congress leaves town for summer break: Political cartoonists rush in
What’s the difference between Congress being in session and on vacation? Beats me. If voting for the 40th time to “repeal” Obamacare counts as
Time for a Republican whistle blower
Occasionally we see the underbelly of the Republican Party when members make outrageous remarks. But what really goes on when House or Senate Republicans
Universal health care is hard to get if you don’t ask for it
I recently went to a most engaging and informative movie called The Waiting Room sponsored by Missourians for Single Payer Health Care. There was
Senators’ tax-loophole suggestions to be kept secret for 50 years. Huh?
In a move that Business Week calls something that might have been “dreamed up by a 10-year-old after watching Thunderball,” the Senate Finance Committee
Mainstream media is like the frog in a boiling pot
By its very definition, the term “news” means something that is happening now. What qualifies as news in the mainstream media is largely events
A brief history of the U.S. surveillance state
Alfred McCoy over at TomDispatch.com has taken the time to provide us with a brief, sordid history of the U.S. surveillance state and proven,
Awed by the public library
As bankruptcy predators began salivating over publicly owned treasures in Detroit–namely, the assets of the Detroit Institute of Art–I was visiting the newly renovated,
Food insecurity in America: Next meal…unknown
The public health crisis in the United States is typically illustrated with alarming obesity rates and images of super-sized fast food portions. However 50
Why is Medicaid a state program?
We repeatedly hear that this state or that state is cutting back on Medicaid eligibility and benefits. For most progressives, it’s insulting. For anyone