US health care tab hits $3.2T; fastest growth in 8 years
The nation’s health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s law and by costly prescription drugs, the government said...
View ArticleROBERT FISK – Amnesia at the UN: the Massacres Samantha Power Conveniently...
So there was Samantha Power doing her “shame” bit in the UN. “Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin, that just creeps you out a little bit?”,...
View ArticleSarah Lazare – Mothers Incarcerated With Their Children in Obama’s...
“We are desperate because this will be the second Christmas that our children have to spend here,” 17 mothers incarcerated at the Berks County Family Detention Center wrote in a recent joint letter to...
View ArticleRobert Fisk – We are not living in a ‘post-truth’ world, we are living the...
We do not live in a “post-truth” world, neither in the Middle East nor in the West – nor in Russia, for that matter. We live in a world of lies. And we always have lived in a world of lies. Just take a...
View ArticleJOSHUA FRANK – Farewell Obummer, Hello Golden Showers
There’s been a few hot topics this week, from Obama’s final speech as president to the amusing allegations of Donald’s pee fetish. Let’s start with Obama. The era of hope and change most certainly...
View ArticleChelsea E Manning – Compromise does not work with our political opponents....
Barack Obama left behind hints of a progressive legacy. Unfortunately, despite his faith in our system and his positive track record on many issues over the last eight years, there have been very few...
View ArticleLeid Stories—Looking Within: Redefining Political Leadership—02.15.17
Barely a month in office, President Trump has marked both his territory and his quarry, and, even in the face of widespread opposition, is making headway with his “vision” for America. Like it or not,...
View ArticleNEW SHOW ALERT: The Conspiracy Guy – 3.08.17
The Conspiracy Guy #15: The Wikileaks release of documents about the capacities and practices of the CIA in infiltrating networks and spying on Americans, including the ability to falsify the sources...
View ArticleLeid Stories–Behind the Flynn Hearing: The ‘I’ Word?—05.09.17
The ongoing probe into President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s alleged dealings with and unreported income he earned from high-level Russian officials is at center stage in...
View ArticleIt’s Our Money with Ellen Brown – Bankers Get Paid First – 05.31.17
Ever notice that regardless of what additional level of public suffering is required, payment of bank debt by governments transcends all. Debt is the mechanism by which private capital interests...
View ArticleAlternative Visions – Trump’s Tax Cuts: More than $5 Trillion (Not $1.5T) –...
Dr. Rasmus starts the show with comments on last week’s announcement by WalMart raising its minimum wage and the Bloomberg News story about China considering cutting back buying US Treasury bonds. The...
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