by Terrance Heath | Feb 1, 2008 | Blog
(With apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) It began with Veggie Booty. Or rather, I should say, it ended with Veggie Booty. As was my habit, I'd tossed it into the cart during our family's weekend grocery shopping trip. I didn't read the label, in part because I'd...
by Sara Robinson | Jan 31, 2008 | Blog
In one of the comments threads that discussed last week's first Stealing Our Future post, an astute commenter named Ohio Mom did a telling bit of class analysis: I was reminded of the aphorism that the wealthy look to the past and the legacy they've inherited ("our...
by Terrance Heath | Jan 30, 2008 | Blog
Everyone has heard at least one "health care nightmare" story, like the death of 17-year-old Nataline Sarkysian hours after her insurance company approved coverage a liver transplant after repeated denials. Before that, it was the death of Diamonte Driver, for want of...
by Robert Borosage | Jan 29, 2008 | Blog
The old routines don’t work anymore. The presidential smirk seems sheepish. The threats seem like bluster. No one really listens anymore. Even George W. Bush seemed almost giddy that he wouldn’t have to go through this again. The president appears as tired of us as we...
by Bill Scher | Jan 29, 2008 | Blog
Midnight tomorrow is the deadline to submit a nomination for the second annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award, to be announced at Take Back America 2008, convening March 17th to 19th. This your chance to recognize an unsung progressive hero you know and have seen toiling...
by Bill Scher | Jan 29, 2008 | Blog
As we've said before, nothing that President Bush says in a State of the Union address can been taken at face value. But sometimes, there's import beneath the insincerity. And there is import in this line: "And let us complete an international agreement that has the...
