by Robert Borosage | Sep 3, 2015 | Blog
This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders took on Big PhRMA, the all-powerful prescription drug company lobby, by demanding an end to the Great American Drug Heist. Americans pay the highest prices for prescription drugs in the world – even though taxpayer money supports much of...
by Emily Schwartz Greco | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog, Climate, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Oil permeates the whole economy. Even if you telework in a solar-powered home and tote your groceries home by bicycle, the price of petroleum affects what you spend on goods and services. This impact, of course, is uneven. The collapse from $105 per barrel last summer...
by Bill Scher | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
The Iran deal will not be scuttled by Congress, now that President Obama has secured the support of enough Senate Democrats to sustain any veto of any attempt to strip Obama of his authority to waive sanctions. It's a historic win for peace and diplomacy. Unlike...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog, Health
According to new projections from the Kaiser Family Foundation, one in four employers will be hit with the Affordable Care Act's insurance excise tax when it takes effect in 2018. The tax, sometimes called the “Cadillac” or "Cadillac plan" tax, could affect as many as...
by Bill Scher | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog
Before conservatives became unhinged over Planned Parenthood, the odds on another government shutdown by the end of September were decent. In February, President Obama proposed a budget that increased military and non-military domestic spending. In the spring,...
by Bernie Horn | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog, Education
A few states have now released results from the Common Core standardized tests administered to students last spring. The Associated Press recently published a story about them, and over the next couple of months we can expect a flood of press releases, news articles...
