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Environment & Health
California Readies Expansive New Delta Water Plan
An area of land known simply in California as ‘the Delta’ has undergone a rapid decline and this long-term tragedy has spurred state legislators and the governor to take …
Not Dead Yet
Politicians, political action groups and pundits have been declaring the “Public Option” all but dead.
Republicans Are Irrelevant to Health Care Reform
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) voted for the weakest of the five health care bills passed by Congressional committees. Big deal. If the bill that goes to the Senate …
Trade in Health Care: When “Free Traders” Become Protectionists
If the free traders understood economics, they would be outraged by the enormous gap between the cost of health care in the United States and the cost in other …
Is Health Care Like a Food Processor?
When it comes to health care, it is both right and smart for me - and everyone I come into contact with - to have health care. On the …
We Can’t Afford Health Care? You Lie!
We can't afford the plan? That is a whopper. It's all choice.
Uncivil Discourse
No one's ever conquered Washington politics by constantly saying “pretty please” to the guys trying to cut your throat.
How the Rich Are Destroying the Planet
A review and translated excerpt of the book from Herv Kempf, along with a conversation with the author.