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Recesspool Deepening?
There are reports that the President's Recesspool could get worse. The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire reported Friday that Bush is considering putting the executive vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers in change of the agency that...
Recesspool
The abuse of the recess appointment perhaps isn't President Bush's most egregious attack on our Founders' carefully crafted system of checks and balances, since others before him have exploited this constitutional loophole. But the implicit reasons behind each of the...
Recesspool
The abuse of the recess appointment perhaps isn't President Bush's most egregious attack on our Founders' carefully crafted system of checks and balances, since others before him have exploited this constitutional loophole. But the implicit reasons behind each of the...
Recesspool
Yesterday, President Bush made three significant recess appointments, installing officials without Senate confirmation during the congressional recess. The abuse of the recess appointment perhaps isn't Bush's most egregious attack on our Founders' carefully crafted...
Fighting the Pharma Goliath
Over at TomPaine.com, I have a piece tying together my last several posts on the Medicare prescription drug battle, Fighting the Pharma Goalith. Enjoy!
Sen. Stabenow: "Negotiating the Best Price Is the American Way"
This afternoon, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) joined the authors of the new Institute for America's Future report, "The Waste and Inefficiency of the Bush Prescription Drug Plan" for a news conference urging the Senate to empower Medicare to negotiate for lower drug...
The Waste and Inefficiency of the Bush Prescription Drug Plan
Today, Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz of Institute for America's Future, in cooperation with economist Dean Baker, released a new report:
Putting Corporations First
The free market is the engine of our economy, conservatives like to say, so be quiet and let corporations take us for a ride. But the reminders are piling up that blind reliance on the private sector doesn't lead to a strong economy that works for everyone. Today, NY...
Putting Corporations First
The free market is the engine of our economy, conservatives like to say, so be quiet and let corporations take us for a ride. But the reminders are piling up that blind reliance on the private sector doesn't lead to a strong economy that works for everyone. Today, NY...
Bush's Drug Plan Wasteful, Inefficient
A report released today concludes: "Allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices would bring around $30 billion in savings that can help American seniors and taxpayers." That finding was in a new report released today by Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz of...
