by Bill Scher | Apr 5, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 5, 2007 | Blog
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!
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
Today, Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz of Institute for America's Future, in cooperation with economist Dean Baker, released a new report:
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
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...
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
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...