by Bill Scher | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Health
One of the first bills passed by the new Republican House after being in session for three days was the "Save American Workers Act of 2015" – and by "save" Republicans meant saving 1.5 million workers from the burden of having health insurance. The Republican bill...
by Leo Gerard | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog, Health
America just celebrated the season of giving with Hanukkah and Christmas presents, year-end charity donations and soup-kitchen volunteering. It is a time when Americans demonstrate the generosity, caring and kindness that define them as a people. Now, however,...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 18, 2014 | Health
Not surprisingly, the right-wing hot-air blowers are giddy at the news this week that Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has abandoned efforts to set up a state-run single-payer health plan in Vermont. "The risks and economic shocks of moving forward at this time are too...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 18, 2014 | Conservatism, Health
Conservative economic policy turned Kansas into a “smoking ruin.” Now, a cure for what’s the matter with Kansas is coming from an unexpected source. In 2012, Kansas governor Sam Brownback signed into law a massive tax cut that he said would boost the state’s economy....
by Dean Baker | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Health
Stealing a page from the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl playbook from last year, the Democrats have spent the fall campaign hiding from the most successful federal government program since Medicare. In spite of all the obstacles thrown up by Republicans in Congress, state...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Health
The country has been subjected to weeks of ebola fear/terror/panic/propaganda going out over the airwaves – and from one network in particular -- just in time to drive fear into the election. Now a group has put together an election ad making the case that the country...
