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E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Will Liberals Learn From Adversity?
Washington - Was 2010 American liberalism's Waterloo? How are we to square the achievement of so many goals that have long been on progressive wish lists with the resounding …
Solution: End the Insurance Gap for People With Preexisting Conditions
In this Solution, Dina Rasor takes on a little-understood but truly draconian provision in the massive health care reform bill. The provision, requiring the most sick and most vulnerable …
US to Vatican: Genetically Modified Food Is a “Moral Imperative“
Secret United States diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks detail efforts to promote genetically modified (GM) crops and biotechnology across the globe, including the Vatican, where US diplomats pushed the …
Behind the Cholera Epidemic
This is an emergency. Cholera is killing at least one person every 30 minutes in Haiti. Over 2,000 people, and probably many more, succumbed to cholera during the first …
End-of-Life Counseling Returns As Does “Death Panels” Nonsense
A proposed program to cover counseling sessions for seniors on end-of-life care has risen from the ashes of health care reform and found a new life in Medicare regulations, …
In Money-Changers We Trust
Two years into the Obama presidency, and the economic data is still looking grim. Don't be fooled by the gyrations of the stock market, where optimism is mostly a …
News in Brief: Census Results May Spell Bad News for Kucinich, and More
Census Results May Spell Bad News for Kucinich Representative Dennis Kucinich may lose his House seat, according to The Hill. With Ohio losing two seats because of Census numbers, …
Eight Homeless Youth Die in New Orleans Fire – What Does It Say About US?
Eight young people, who the fire department said were “trying to stay warm,” perished in a raging fire during the night in New Orleans. The young people were squatting …
Haiti: From Emergency to Self-Sufficiency?
Across the country, government and humanitarian agency teams are carrying out public education campaigns, handing out millions of chlorination tablets, powder, liquid, and staffing cholera treatment centers. UN General …
Behind the Cholera Epidemic: The Water Problem
Haiti is rich in water resources, according to a 1999 study by the US Army Southern Command called Haiti Water Resources Assessment. The US army studied Haiti’s water “to …