Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer
Two choice are emerging: one is a public single-payer system. The other is a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people – and to charge sick people an arm and a leg.
Donnie’s Little Lies are Huuuuuge
What a maverick! What a shake-'em-up outsider! What an anti-establishment fighter for working stiffs! Oh, and don't forget this: What a phony!
Donald Trump and the Extreme Vetting of Muslims
Trump hopes for a bounce in the polls via this ugly religious bigotry. Here's to hoping that Americans are better than that.
Why President Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie’s “Political Revolution” to Get Anything Done
The pragmatist in her must know that the only way her ideas will make it in real life is if the public is organized and mobilized behind them.
The American Shooting Gallery, With Americans as the Targets
The greatest blame lies with this government, from the president to the Congress, who should be working non-stop to come up with the solutions necessary to bring this problem under control.
The Fiscal Myth That’s Killing The Economy, In 7 Steps
This is the economic debate this country needs.
Donald Trump’s Implied Assassination Threat, Fox News and the NRA
Trump is a dangerous demagogue who is inciting violence, and the time for it to stop is now.
Trump Buddies Up to Putin
Imagine what Republicans would say if a Democrat had invited the Russian president to interfere in a U.S. election.
Rampaging Debt Collectors are Committing Highway Robbery
Every year, the debt collection firms routinely abuse the law and overload our courts by rotely filing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against debtors.
Why a Tax on Wall Street Trades is an Even Better Idea Than You...
Wall Street claims that the tax would burden small investors such as as retirees, business owners and average savers. Wrong.