A look at our health care debate from abroad
It’s always a good idea to see how our nation is being viewed from outside of our borders. Here’s an article from The Independent, a british newspaper. The subject is our healthcare debate. The author sees the US mainstream as being cruel and uncaring by not wanting to ensure that there’s universal healthcare. I maintain that … Continue reading
Healthcare: No Public Option means your pocket continues hurting
This is from New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert: This Is Reform? By BOB HERBERT It’s never a contest when the interests of big business are pitted against the public interest. So if we manage to get health care “reform” this time around it will be the kind of reform that benefits the very people … Continue reading
The Next Big Bailout?
This in from one of my favorite financial soothsayers. This guy has been spot on in predicting the financial crisis that has engulfed our nation. Here’s what he has to say about social security. Social Security crunch coming fast Here’s a frightening prediction: The public pension system’s trust fund could go into the red in … Continue reading
Misinformation, Mayhem mar Debate on Healthcare
From the USA Today http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/08/our-opinion-misinformation-mayhem-mar-debate-on-health-care.html There’s an old proverb that says a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still getting its boots on. That’s surely true when the lie instills deep personal fears, and lies appear to be in full sprint as the nation’s health care debate goes local. Some … Continue reading
Faking the Funk (Town Hall Meeting Protesters)
I’m a child of the late 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as far as my formative years go. Of course, those of us who grew up during that period remember the progression of popular music from the Motown sound to the funk sound of the 70’s with Parliament and Funkadelic. Along the way, there arose those … Continue reading
The African-American Clarion Call 