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As the U.S. Congress works on a national health care bill, people have lined-up behind three main proposals. The one most favored by citizens and doctors — and many Democratic lawmakers — is the single-payer system, which would improve and extend Medicare to all persons.x1 With this system everyone chooses one’s own doctors, and no […]

In the 1990’s right-wing talk spread to nearly every radio dial in the United States, and, day-after-day, pelted liberal-thinking citizens with scorn, and railed against use of government to help the people — even knocking long-established programs such as the minimum wage and social security.x70×71×72 Behind that barrage, a Republican majority rode into Congress, and […]

In September last year, the Bush regime left behind its old refrain that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong,” and went to Congress for a quick $700B to bail out collapsing banks stuck with toxic assets.x60×61 Then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called for giving himself total control of the fund and making his decisions “non-reviewable […]

(Analysis.) In his inauguration speech, President Obama made this appeal:x50 [T]he time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history …” But when a child clings to childish ways, an adult should be firm. In a news conference last week, Obama addressed […]

In the first days of the Bush regime, the National Security Council discussed invading Iraq around a map showing how its oil fields would be carved up, and Vice President Cheney held secret meetings with oil company executives to formulate the regime’s energy policy.x40×41 In its last days, still working for the fossil fuel industry, […]