Troops coming home from Iraq - can Afghanistan be next?
As important as the troop withdrawal is what happens to them after they leave. Will they go now to Afghanistan? Will they serve in some other location abroad?
Occupy Wall Street is the voice of America
It's no surprise that Republicans, right-wing think tanks, corporate moguls and, of course, Wall Street execs and CEO's are worried sick about Occupy Wall Street.
Drug industry sells misleading ads - to doctors
82 percent of the ads placed by drug companies in medical journals violate the Food and Drug Administration's regulations on truthfulness and risk disclosure.
"Small government" ideas promote big business practices
In April 2010, RNC Chairman Michael Steele told a group of 200 students at DePaul University that African-Americans "don't have a reason" to vote for Republican candidates.
How Libby, Mont., got Medicare for all
When Senator Baucus needed a solution to a disaster in Montana, he turned to the nation's single-payer healthcare system, Medicare, to solve the problem.
Hospital ERs at market’s mercy
I've long been a firm believer in public health care for all. Why not? We've had hugely successful Social Security and Medicare for decades.
Do right by veterans
Veterans face challenges of joblessness, homelessness, and visible and "invisible" injuries - a real tribute means doing right, not right-wing, by them.
Dems keep House and Senate!
New polls show a much closer race in November.
Health care law includes no lifetime limits
Perhaps the most important piece of the new health care law that kicked in Sept. 23 is no more lifetime coverage caps.
Some thoughts on the class struggle
The conflict between working people and corporate power permeates all aspects of society - but why can't the two sides just call a truce and live in peace?
