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Which Government Programs Reduce Poverty Best? Which Are Not Effective?
Which government programs have done the most to reduce poverty? Which don't do much at all?
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Head Of U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Doesn't Think Income Inequality Is A Real Thing
The head of the U.S. Chamber of Congress doesn't think income inequality is a real thing. "Thomas J. Donohue, the longtime chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sounded like an income...
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There Is No Republican Anti-Poverty Agenda
Poverty Is An Anomaly To The Rich.When Hungry, Why Not Ring The Bell?"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/01/poverty-is-anomaly-to-rich-when-hungry.html***"Republicans aren't really having a...
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Ezra Klein: What Liberals Don't Get About Single Player /// Vermont Gets It
"Vermont Charts Course For Single Payer Healthcare"http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/07/vermont-backs-controversial-single-payer-system-for-health-care-overhaul-but/***"Vermont Approves Single...
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Obamacare Is Working - And Working Well
Obamacare Is WorkingHarold Myerson: "A larger share of Californians will be able to afford regular medical check-ups than Texans. A smaller share of Californians is likely to be bankrupted by the...
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Massachusetts Wastes One Third Of All Health Spending
86% of Massachusetts residents approve Romneycare.And Obamacare is already more efficient.***"Main drivers of excess spending included patients returning to hospitals for preventable reasons and...
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Governor Chris Christie: Mafioso
Hey! Vinnie... How have your kneecaps been?You wan'em to stay that way?Look. Just sign off on The Big Man's agenda.***Christie's problem is that he's really, truly a bully. "Christie inhabits a rare...
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Maine's Republican Governor Wants To Rescind Child Labor Laws
"Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said Tuesday that state regulations governing child labor are hurting the state's economy, according to the Portland Press Herald. "We don't allow children to work until...
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From Harvard, A Cheaper Storage Battery
From Harvard, a cheaper storage battery. Matthew L. Wald in The New York Times.
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Jon Stewart On Chris Christie’s Scandal: "You Can See Paul Ryan’s b*ner from...
Video at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/09/jon-stewart-on-chris-christies-scandal-you-can-see-paul-ryans-bner-from-space/Jon Stewart doesn’t just host the Daily Show, he’s his own “Senior New...
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Large Study Links Controled LSD Use To Reduced Recidivism
Amanita Muscaria(... a hallucinogenic mushroom but not the source of LSD)***A study of more than 25,000 people under community corrections supervision suggests the use of psychedelic drugs like LSD can...
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The Best Housing Program You've Never Heard Of
The best housing program you've never heard of. "Of all of the various government housing programs run by various federal agencies, [the Home Affordable Refinance Program] is the most effective and...
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David Brooks On Conservatism's Emerging Consensus
Obama is a Rockefeller Republicanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Rockefeller"I'd invite you, for example, to cast your eye over the new issue of National Affairs, the right-leaning policy journal...
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What Good News On Obamacare Sounds Like
Obamacare is giving a big boost to Georgia's health IT industry. "Politically, Georgia is fighting the health law at every turn. Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, has chosen not to expand Medicaid, and...
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The New Pope And Argentina’s ‘Disappeared’ Of The Dirty War
Argentine Cardinal Bergolio drinking Yerba Mate from a traditional gaucho vessel.Argentina is proud of its new Pope but some have questions about how he conducted himself when the country was ruled by...
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This Sociologist Has A Plan To Make America More Like Sweden
http://www.zetterberg.org/Papers/ppr1997c.htm***Lane Kenworthy is professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona. He is the author of several books, including "Progress for...
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A Health Industry Expert On "The Fundamental Problem With Obamacare"
Alan: The fundamental problem with Obamacare: It is not Single Payer***Robert Laszewski is president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates, a policy and marketplace consulting firm where he works...
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U.S. Attorney's Office Reviewing GWB Lane Closings To See If Bridgeghazi Illegal
U.S. attorney's office reviewing GWB lane closings to see whether federal law violated. "U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman has been asked to review the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in Fort...
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Why Gov. Chris Christie Can Not Win The 2016 Presidential Election
Alan: Unlike EVERY AMERICAN POLITICIAN before him, Gov. Chris Christie has not so much as hinted that he "accepts full responsibility" or that "the buck stops here." I am a retired public school high...
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