This story caught my interest today because the company I work for changed our insurance to United last year. Now I wonder who it is that is being insured. How
If there is any question about what happened yeaterday, think about this…Half full: Perceptions of the economy, like its rewards, vary wildly and help to explain the election results. |
This administration is the textbook case for why corporations aren’t people. They aren’t good citizens; by law, their sole mandate is profit, not the public good. Unless their feet are held to the regulatory fire through strict oversight and real consequences, corporate America will simply install foxes to guard the henhouse.
I’m proud to be an American, but tired of being ashamed of our leadership. Somewhere along the line, we traded doing what is right for what is easy, backing corrupt regimes and abandoning our moral high ground. Having seen Bush’s record firsthand in Texas, genuine accountability cannot come soon enough.
History teaches that unanimous national support cannot be stolen by critics; it is squandered by leaders who exploit unity for political advantage. Instead of bipartisan healing or true protection, we were duped into war through “lying by implication”—squandering a nation’s resolve to rule through fear, division, and political opportunism.
While politicians and pundits tout strong economic growth, the reality for everyday families tells a very different story. Census data reveals that median household income fell while poverty rates rose, leaving working Americans behind despite surging productivity. My own son is starting a family on less real income than I made two decades ago. It is time for the media to cut through the administration’s spin, report the hard facts, and call out these economic claims for what they truly are.
Robert Kuttner made a compelling case that Cheney really is running the country. You have a frontman running interference for a secretive string puller. No one feels they have any say in the way this country is being run into the ground while politicians confuse people with half-truths and lies.
The Writer’s Almanac from American Public Media, Aug 30, 2006: “It’s the birthday of political humorist Molly Ivins, born in Monterey, California (1944).” Have a great birthday Molly…And many more.
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