Category: Politics
When Government Is Too Small
by Jo Comerford | Oct 23, 2013 | Politics(National Institutes of Health | Source: NIH) On a damp Friday morning, 11 days into the government shutdown, a few dozen truckers took to the Capital Beltway to tell lawmakers they were angry. They were protesting big government. Yet opinion polls showed that Americans opposed the government shutdown and were hurting because of it. At […]
The Only Industry Allowed to Gouge Its Workers
by Saru Jayaraman | Oct 23, 2013 | EconomyI love going out to eat. I love experiencing new meals and returning to tried-and-true favorites. Given the growing number who regularly eat out, I’d say most of America feels the same way. Until recently I shared something else with most of America: for all the hundreds of restaurant meals I had eaten, I knew […]
Disaster Capitalism on the Battlefield and in the Boardroom
by William Astore | Oct 22, 2013 | Foreign PolicyThere is a new normal in America: Our government may shut down, but our wars continue. Congress may not be able to pass a budget, but the U.S. military can still launch commando raids in Libya and Somalia, the Afghan War can still be prosecuted, Italy can be garrisoned by American troops (putting the “empire” […]
A Tale of Two Obamacares
by Charles Ornstein | Oct 22, 2013 | Politics(Source: AFP via USA Today) This weekend, I read two very different takes on the three-week-old Healthcare.gov health insurance marketplace. One was hopeful; the other decidedly not. Both are worth your time. Writing for the National Review, Yuval Levin explains that he spoke to several longtime sources at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
Ending Extreme Poverty Is a Matter of Political Will
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 20, 2013 | Economy(Source: Amy Lyne) The folks at Rolls-Royce have just opened a brand-new dealership—in the poverty-stricken Philippines. This nation of nearly 100 million people now hosts 334 deep pockets worth at least $50 million, more than enough, the Rolls-Royce CEO noted earlier this month in Manila, to guarantee a robust market “for the ultimate in super […]