by Terrance Heath | Jun 3, 2011 | Blog
Two years ago I blogged about being one of millions of Americans who has to swallow one of Big Pharma's bitter pills every morning. Over the last few years, drug-makers have embraced a startlingly simple tactic for fending off competition from generic brands: paying...
by Richard Eskow | May 6, 2011 | Blog
"If I had a world of my own," said Alice, "everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't." The rabbit hole's got nothing on this place."Let's save Social Security from a 25% cut in 27 years," they told Alice, "by...
by Terrance Heath | May 4, 2011 | Blog
In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death, and the celebrations inspired by news of his demise, there's been some discussion of whether Americans should be celebrating and just what Americans are celebrating. Are we celebrating the death of another human being (even...
by Richard Eskow | Apr 26, 2011 | Blog, Financial Reform
Only two budget proposals are being 'taken seriously' in Washington right now. One adopts the rhetoric of "austerity economics," that grab-bag of right-wing misconceptions that's weakened the British economy and wounded its ruling coalition. The other comes from the...
by Terrance Heath | Apr 14, 2011 | Blog
"To whom much is given, much is required." As he stood with the Congressional Progressive Caucus to present the People's Budget yesterday, Democratic Minority Whip Hank Johnson echoed the words of John F. Kennedy as he compared the caucus's budget to Rep. Paul Ryan's...
