Did you know Hillary was a pinko?
The mainstream media, via The Washington Post, has apparently seen fit to join the rabid right's revival of the old anti-Communist crusade.
Conscious of capitalism at Whole Foods
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey seems to be getting a lot of press recently.
Republican vs. Republican
There he was on Christmas Eve: Senator John Kyl, pumped with anger, calling the just passed Senate health care reform bill "a massive, very bad assault on liberty."
What if?
What if I told you that by supporting the 1935 Social Security Act you would be selling out the working class and capitulating to right-wing special interests?
Politics and health care from the heartland
As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington used to say, "Politics ain't beanbag."
Forward to the phone banks!
I am weighing the Paul Krugman vs. Howard Dean approaches to what's left of health care reform.
Motorcycle diary: deep thoughts from the guy who delivers your mail
"Roll me away, baby." The words of Motor City boy Bob Seger played through my head as we blasted across Highway 2 on our grandest adventure yet.
How I will be evaluating the Senate health care compromise
"Blue Dog" Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu looked whipped, like she had just been a guest at a vampire banquet.
The dynamics of health care reform
The current struggle for health care reform gives us a concrete glimpse of the contours, dynamics and complexities of the issue.
Thanksgiving in troubled times
Food, family, traffic jams, thankfulness - all are part of Thanksgiving, but, especially this year, there is more.
