Two stories show further areas where the Affordable Care Act was successful, with both helping to reduce health care costs. While conservatives claim that Obamacare is a government takeover of health care, it actually expands market choices. In the past it was very common for one insurance company to dominate an area, contributing to high prices. Selling health policies through … [Read more...] about Two Successes For Obamacare In Reducing Health Care Costs
WHO, Obama and the Ebola riddle
The so far limited Ebola crisis has the makings of a global epidemic to which the international community, including the World Health Organization and United States, do not have credible solutions. The virus is not contagious but is extraordinarily lethal with a 50% kill rate and is becoming endemic in a few countries. [icopyright one button toolbar] The US Centers for … [Read more...] about WHO, Obama and the Ebola riddle
Cartoon: Deadly Outbreaks
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Ann Romney on Mitt in 2016: ‘Well, we will see’
Ann Romney didn't do much to further the notion that her husband, Mitt, might try for another run at the White House in 2016 - but she didn't do much to stop it from spreading, either. In an interview Tuesday with Neil Cavuto on Fox News, Mrs. Romney answered a question about Mr. Romney's chances of… … [Read more...] about Ann Romney on Mitt in 2016: ‘Well, we will see’
We Are All Roger Goodell
We Are All Roger Goodell By Jason Stanford What if we held politicians to the same standards as football players? When football players break the law, Americans demand they be benched, cut, or suspended before they get due process. But when politicians are indicted they get to stick around, spending our money until a jury of their peers—there's a terrifying thought—passes … [Read more...] about We Are All Roger Goodell
New Airstrikes Target ISIL Oil Refineries
[icopyright one button toolbar] The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) reports that U.S. and allied Arab countries aircraft attacked ISIL in Syria today, using a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes against 12 ISIL-controlled modular oil refineries in remote areas of eastern Syria near Mayadin, Hasakah, and Abu Kamal. The attacks are part of … [Read more...] about New Airstrikes Target ISIL Oil Refineries
French Tourist ‘Beheaded’ by ISIS-Linked Group in Algeria
Jihadists affiliated with Islamic State have released a video showing the beheading of French hostage Herve Gourdel, after giving a 24-hour deadline to Paris to cancel planned air strikes against ISIS, according to French media sources. Mr Gourdel, 55, an experienced mountain guide from Nice, France, was abducted on Sunday while hiking in Algeria, by members… … [Read more...] about French Tourist ‘Beheaded’ by ISIS-Linked Group in Algeria
Obamacare: The Shameful Politics
[icopyright one button toolbar] Our own Dr. Ron Chusid has been doing a superb job of covering the good things about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the problems and shortcomings where they occur and have occurred and, perhaps most important in this dog-eat-dog climate, he has doggedly been exposing and rebutting the shameful right-wing lies, villainous distortions and brazen … [Read more...] about Obamacare: The Shameful Politics
With Climate Changes, Alaska, The Northwest, And Detroit Might Be Among The Best Places To Live
Climate change raises questions of where would be the best place to live in the future. Some areas might wind up under water, suffer from droughts, or just be too hot to be comfortable. Canada and Alaska might be much more desirable places to live in a warmer climate. Some portions of the continental United States are likely to have less adverse impact, such as the Northwest … [Read more...] about With Climate Changes, Alaska, The Northwest, And Detroit Might Be Among The Best Places To Live
Is Conservative Kansas Fed Up With Its Elected Republicans
Reliably red Kansas is having some problems with the conservative Republicans they’ve previously elected. Governor Sam Brownback and Senator Pat Roberts who are both running for re-election appear to be in trouble. The reasons differ, but being conservative may not be enough to pull them through. In fact, it may be responsible for putting Brownback in the hot seat. Kansas … [Read more...] about Is Conservative Kansas Fed Up With Its Elected Republicans
Meet A TMV Columnist, Hear Great Music & Eat Great Food
If you live in the Greater Philadelphia-Baltimore Co-Prosperity Sphere and have some time to kill on Sunday (September 28), here's a special event for you: I will be signing copies of There's A House In The Land, my just-published saga of the 1970s, beginning at 1pm and again at 8pm at the Blue Crab Grill in Suburban Plaza, a mere two miles from Interstate 95 in Newark, … [Read more...] about Meet A TMV Columnist, Hear Great Music & Eat Great Food
Watch Bill Maher Nail GOPer: “Why Do You Say ‘Democrat’ When You Know it’s ‘Democratic?'”
What's in a word? Is arose by any other name still a rose? Or is a rose not yet arose until it's arisen? If a word by any measure is a shortcut to a thought, and a word is then cut short, is the thought by that measure also cut shorter? If simplicity is for the… … [Read more...] about Watch Bill Maher Nail GOPer: “Why Do You Say ‘Democrat’ When You Know it’s ‘Democratic?'”
Despite Rising Voice of Climate Movement, Global Leaders Dither
Despite Rising Voice of Climate Movement, Global Leaders Dither By Nick Cunningham The largest ever gathering for climate action took place in New York on Sept. 21, just two days ahead of a major negotiations on a climate treaty between global leaders at the United Nations. The “People’s Climate March” attracted an estimated 400,000 people and the message to the … [Read more...] about Despite Rising Voice of Climate Movement, Global Leaders Dither
Cartoon: 21 Virgins
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Memo To Chris Christie Supporters: Fuggedabout Bridgegate, It’s The New Jersey Economy, Stupid
There has been much happy talk among Republicans hoping for -- no, make that desperate for -- a moderate nominee to take on Hillary Clinton in 2016 since federal investigators have been unable to link New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Bridgegate, the public-safety mess resulting from the closing of several lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee in … [Read more...] about Memo To Chris Christie Supporters: Fuggedabout Bridgegate, It’s The New Jersey Economy, Stupid
The Reasons and the Reasonalizers
White House Photo Or, The reasonalizification of a plainly-written statement from the White House, the pixels that launched a thousand snarks. Here are the two paragraphs that seemingly contain the gist of it: The White House Statement by the President on Airstrikes in Syria ... We were joined in this action by our friends and partners -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab … [Read more...] about The Reasons and the Reasonalizers
The Poetry Of Nature
I live in NW Oregon. July, August and early September is the dry season. It's raining this evening and it's poetry. It's not a heavy rain but a moderate one which is music to my ears. There was more poetry today thanks to the really obnoxious screechy of the Stellar Jays who were fighting each other for food to lay away for winter - this too is poetry. The same can be … [Read more...] about The Poetry Of Nature
The F-22 Raptor Makes its Combat Debut
[icopyright one button toolbar] I have written plenty about the sad demise of one of the most controversial weapon system programs: the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter program. The $66.7 billion program was cancelled in 2009 by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates after only 187 aircraft had been ordered, in spite of the Air Force wanting to build 750 of them and in … [Read more...] about The F-22 Raptor Makes its Combat Debut
ALEC (Updated)
Update: Add Facebook to the list. The American Legislative Exchange Council has been around for over 4 decades but it really became powerful after the 2010 elections when Republicans gained control of state legislators. ALEC represents everything that that populists like Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt opposed. Just yesterday Google announced it was leaving the … [Read more...] about ALEC (Updated)
(Updated) Successful Syrian Strikes ‘Only the Beginning’
Update: Video of the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke launching Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) against ISIL targets in Syria from the Red Sea. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II) Warning: Turn volume down. Original Post: Army Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., director of operations for the … [Read more...] about (Updated) Successful Syrian Strikes ‘Only the Beginning’