As the year draws to a close, I've been looking for something to post that would summarize my feelings and attitudes at this point in time. David Michael Green is a professor of political science at Hofstra University in New York. Mor
I've made the point a number of times that for real healthcare reform it's essential to replace the present private health insurance system with a single-payer national (government) health insurance system. I've pointed out tha
The Democratic Party has a heritage of bold actions. There is little evidence that the party today can carry on that heritage. We desperately need for boldness to replace the expediency that seems to control the Democrats today.
One of the biggest scams perpetrated by the anti-science ideologues running the Bush administration is their blind support of "abstinance only" programs as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies and abortion. They cling to these programs despite overwh
We hear a lot about the needs of those withour health insurance and less about the underinsures. The real problem with ourhealthcare system, however, is that it is run by private, profit-oriented companies.
Even if Iran succeeded in making a nuclear weapon, the chance that it would use such a weapon against us is infinitesimal. The greatest threat in the world to start a nuclear war is not Iran, it's the U.S.
Our mainstream media keep hyping immigration as a key issue for the 2008 elections. Opinion polls, to the contrary, indicate that it is not a major concern for the public.