Maybe I didn’t get the memo, but I don’t recall seeing much airtime/ink/bandwidth devoted to discussing single-payer healthcare as a jobs program. And that’s
Our leaders need more sleep
As Bill Clinton reflected upon his presidency, he said that the biggest obstacle to making good policy decisions was operating with unceasing sleep deprivation.
Protesting the GOP’s “blame-the-victim” philosophy
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Herman Cain informed the “Occupy Wall Street” protesters that they should not blame the banks
What would reasonable school reform look like?
In my last two articles for Occasional Planet, I lambasted two current trends in our country’s educational system: over-reliance on standardized tests and the
Occupy St. Louis: This is what democracy looks like
It’s not easy to compete with baseball for participation, media attention and parking spaces in downtown St. Louis when the Cardinals are in the
Montana governor wants single-payer, too
Add Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to the short [so far] list of state leaders who think single-payer health care is the way to go
Illinois prison overcrowding is dangerous for everyone
Illinois prisons have a worsening problem, with a ratio of inmates to guards that is producing conditions dangerous to guards, inmates and the citizens
Obama is increasing the number of female and minority judges
Looking for some good news about the Obama presidency? Here’s one: President Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversity the
Do CEOs make 475 times more than workers? Not really.
A chart that has gone viral on social media sites claims that American CEOs earn 475 times more per year than the average worker.
We need politicians to do their day jobs
It’s present in the rhetoric of virtually all politicians. “We need to have a work ethic; it’s not American to be lazy.” Like so