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March 2008



A CANCER ON U.S. ECONOMY

Friday, 28 March 2008 11:50 A GMT-07
Like John McCain, economics has never been a major interest of mine.  I don't follow economic issues closely and understand only the broader workings of that institution. From time to time, however, some factor involving the econom

DONE IN YOUR NAME & MINE

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 12:42 P GMT-07
Last Sunday I posted an article here under the title "Times That Try Men's Souls" about the recent "Winter Soldier" testimony by Iraq veterans.  Here is another piece on the same topic.  This was written by the intre

FATHER KNEW BEST

Tuesday, 25 March 2008 8:25 A GMT-07
Robert Scheer wonders if, after Bush is back on his ranch clearing brush, he'll ever reflect on his decisions as president and wonder if he might better have listened to his father's advice?  Personally, I think it's a moot question.

LANDSCAPE WITHOUT MAPS

Monday, 24 March 2008 10:26 A GMT-07
The occasion of the death of the 4,000th U.S. serviceperson in Iraq has dominated the news over the past day. As lamentable as that event is, it is only part of the story of pain and suffering that has resulted from the totally unnecessary,

TIMES THAT TRY MEN'S SOULS

Sunday, 23 March 2008 1:08 P GMT-07
"These are the times that try men's souls," wrote Thomas Paine as the first line in his 1776 pamphlet "The Crisis."  He went on to chastise "the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot," who are vociferous in&nb

ANOTHER MEDIA BLACKOUT

Saturday, 22 March 2008 7:17 P GMT-07
The corporate mainstream media in the U.S. is at it again.  News stories that they don't like, or are afraid to touch, they just ignore.  The only people that are aware of these news stories are those of us that rely heavily on alternat

GRASSROOTS FOR SINGLE-PAYER

Monday, 17 March 2008 11:26 A GMT-07
I might as well make a real campaign out of the single-payer health insurance issue. Instead of "experts" or professionals of any stripe, here are two "Letters to the Editor" from regular people. It's encouraging to learn that

MANDATES FOR FAILURE

Monday, 10 March 2008 3:18 P GMT-07
Well, I can't seem to get this particular monkey -- or elephant -- off my back.  I've got two more bullets to fire on the healthcare issue, and actually had a third which I seem to have lost. (And I apologize for using that uncongen
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THE 65% SOLUTION

Tuesday, 4 March 2008 10:59 A GMT-07
Here's a "quickie" on the issue of single-payer healthcare insurance. This was written as a letter-to-the-editor by Ruth Livesey to The Morning Call of Allentown, PA.  It's encouraging to find ordinary (I dan't mean th

THE 2% SOLUTION

Monday, 3 March 2008 9:55 A GMT-07
Another salvo of common sense in the great healthcare debate can't hurt.  The solution to the healthcare "crisis" in the U.S. is so simple, and so obvious, that the need to keep commenting about it is frustrating to say the least.

VIVE CA CHANGE!

Saturday, 1 March 2008 4:36 P GMT-07
Today I'm back on my healthcare hobby horse.  The reason for harping on this topic as much as I have is twofold. First, it's a subject that is of vital importance; and second, after long being considered an impossible goal here in the U.