Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop, writes for Creators Syndicate.

Missiles Aimed at Social Security and Medicare

Missiles are pointed at Social Security and Medicare, the broad-based programs for older Americans. Some are stealth missiles. Some are misguided missiles. But both parties are pointing them. Democrats …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

February 16, 2012

Op-Ed

Global Warming IS Here

Bark beetles and egrets don't care whether Governor This or Senator That believes in global warming. They feel it in their whatevers. Responding to warmer temperatures, plant and wildlife …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

September 16, 2011

Op-Ed

Detroit Loves Good Mileage At Last

Fifty years ago, Ford unveiled a small-scale model for its atomic-powered car of the future. A capsule in the rear would contain the nuclear power and could be replaced. …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

August 5, 2011

The Right Question for the Defense Budget

"Can we afford the military budget?" Not quite the right question, but one being asked these days even in hawkish circles. It reflects a break in the Republicans' traditional …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

June 16, 2011

Op-Ed

All Eyes on the Storm

In 1954, E.B. White wrote a piece in The New Yorker about a hurricane hitting his part of Maine. The moment it left Boston, he notes in "The Eye …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

May 26, 2011

Op-Ed

GOP: Try Again on Medicare

Nice try, Republicans, running a political protection racket to push your Medicare scheme. Scrubbed of the sweet talk about saving Medicare, your offer boiled down to this: You older …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

May 10, 2011

Op-Ed

Is the New Walmart New Enough?

I found this quote, buried in a news story about rising prices in China: "I hear that many Chinese exporters are rejecting orders from Walmart and other …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

April 28, 2011

Op-Ed

Curbing Medicare Costs Without Vouchers

About 10 years ago, a new radiation treatment for prostate cancer came on line. A single course of "intensity-modulated radiation therapy" cost Medicare about $42,000. The older radiation therapy …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

April 21, 2011

Op-Ed

America Is Not a Third World Country … Yet

Let's start with the assumption that America is not a Third World country. In poor countries, many people never see doctors. Only the elite go to college. Rattletrap trains …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

April 19, 2011

Op-Ed

The GOP Plan for Medicare Is Not Nice

The House Republican plan for balancing budgets includes deep cuts in federal health care spending. It is honest but not nice. It's not nice at all. …

By: Froma Harrop ,; Truthout

April 11, 2011

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