by Digby | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
The New York Times featured a fascinating article today on the benefits of medical tourism for joint replacement surgery. It follows a man who had his hip replaced in Belgium at a fraction of the cost he would have had to pay in the US. (In this case, he would have...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog
Union and environmental leaders arrested together over immigration? What's up? Here is what's up: Corporate-funded conservatives ... "view us as one threat, and fundamentally we are acting like that now, as one threat." Corporate-Conservative War On Democracy For...
by Bill Scher | Aug 4, 2013 | Blog
The August congressional recess is here, and many members of Congress will head home and touch base with their constituents. Some will have town halls. Others might conclude: better not. Especially if you're a House Republican. Because then you might have to answer:...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 2, 2013 | Blog
This week was put up or shut up time for Republicans. After decades demanding unspecified budget cuts they finally had to put their vote where their budget outline was. So what did they do? They are taking a 40th vote on repealing Obamacare and then heading home for...
by Terrance Heath | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog
In the days before and after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, Florida police posted PSA's encouraging blacks not to riot, and monitored social media for hints about when and where violence might occur. The judge even delayed...
by Thom Hartmann | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog
Republicans are gearing up to hold our economy hostage yet again. The last fight over the debt limit cost our economy $18 billion dollars, and despite that, the GOP is ready to do it all over again to try and force President Obama to accept even more extreme...
