the contrarian – Dastardly Court Decisions Suggest Need for Limited Terms
Jul 03 2009
Posted by dajorie in Corporate Law, Economy, supreme court |
by Dave McGill
The Supreme Court is our own little time machine. Many of its decisions are the product of another era.
And occasionally, the time warp gets unusually stretched out. This was obvious in 2000 when, despite following on the heels of a double-term Democratic administration, the court was still so stacked with right-wing members that it took it upon itself to swing the outcome of a close election to the Republican presidential candidate. + READ MORE
submitted by Bernard Schaer
LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON “PEOPLE POWER” AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT – Propose this in 2009:
START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY + READ MORE
The Emperor’s Seven Signing Statements
Jun 30 2009
Posted by dswanson in Domestic policy, Elections '08, Foreign policy |
by David Swanson
Lawless detention is the least of it. State secrets and warrantless spying scrape the surface. Drone attacks and ongoing torture begin to touch it. But central to the power of an emperor, and the catastrophes that come from the existence of an emperor, is the elimination of any other force within the government. Signing statements eliminate congress. Not that congress objects. Asking congress to reclaim its power produces nervous giggles. + READ MORE
The Toll 6/28/09 – Nuclear War Dress Rehearsal Shaping Up
Jun 29 2009
Posted by dajorie in Foreign policy, Iran, Iraq, Military, Uncategorized, middle east |
by Dave McGill
And no – It doesn’t involve Iran.
The Japanese media has recently said that North Korea appears to be planning a long-range missile test for around the 4th of July. It would be aimed, so say the reports, in the general direction of Hawaii.
The American response leaves little doubt that the Pentagon and the defense industry see this as a unique opportunity to test our missile defense system. + READ MORE
the contrarian – Danger, Age-Cap Ahead
Jun 27 2009
Posted by dajorie in Domestic policy, Health care |
by Dave McGill
Some day, if we’re lucky, we’ll all be elderly. A few have suggested I might already be there. And, actually, they may have a point, because I felt a little uncomfortable listening to the president, Wednesday, as he discussed the nation’s health care at a town-meeting-type gathering at the White House. + READ MORE
Un-Cooperative: The Trouble with Conrad’s (health care) Compromise
Jun 26 2009
Posted by BJS in Economy, Health care |
by Jacob S. Hacker
In the fast-moving debate over health care, no idea invites more admiration or ire than the “public health insurance option”–or what I’ve been trying to get people to describe as “public plan choice”. The idea is overwhelmingly popular with Americans, garnering 85 percent support in a new independent poll from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. It’s also compelling and simple: If you don’t have coverage from your employer, you can choose from a menu of health insurance products that includes not just a range of private health plans but also a public insurance plan provided on the same terms nationwide. + READ MORE
Obama’s Financial Reform Proposal – A Stealth Scheme for Global Dominance
Jun 25 2009
Posted by slendman in Domestic policy, Economy |
by Stephen Lendman
When politicians plan reform, it’s wise to be skeptical and hold on to your wallets. So fixing the economy by bailing out Wall Street is wrecking it, and Obama’s proposed health care reform taxes more, provides less, places profits above human need, avoids the most vital solutions, and leaves a broken system in place. + READ MORE
Let’s ask them why they sold us out to Big Coal.
Jun 25 2009
Posted by BJS in Economy, Energy policy, Oil |
by Bernard Schaer
Talk about an inconvenient truth. The coal, gas, oil, auto, and farming interests have proved much more powerful than environmentalists. Corporate polluters have managed to take decent legislation — Reps. Waxman and Markey’s climate bill — and turn it upside down so that it will help them more than the planet. + READ MORE
submitted by Bernard Schaer
America’s political scene has changed immensely since the last time a Democratic president tried to reform health care. So has the health care picture: with costs soaring and insurance dwindling, nobody can now say with a straight face that the U.S. health care system is O.K.
by Herbert Hoffman
The health care debate has taken on an enigmatic quality for me. From President Obama to Senator Baucus to the Republicans to callers on C- Span I hear how proposed legislation will result in “health care reform”- –or NOT. How much the President and Senator Kennedy’s plan will cost the taxpayer over the next 10 years according to the Congressional Budget Office–$1 trillion. And, Senator Baucus’ plan–$1.5 trillion.