Opinion
Families endure health care ‘crucible of pain’
January 20, 2010My 88-year-old mom, who fell and broke her arm some eight weeks ago, had to endure a two-pronged battle - with herself and with the health care system.
Read moreMass. confusion
January 19, 2010Whether or not Martha Coakley wins the Senate seat today in Massachusetts, the battle for the interpretation of what it all means is already underway.
Read moreJobs! Jobs! Jobs! That’s what we need!
January 17, 2010Diehard conservatives - mostly Republicans - are willing to let the elderly, the disabled and the children die, while they themselves do nothing but scream, "No new taxes!"
Read moreThree schools of thought on financial reform
January 15, 2010There is going to be a real problem moving ordinary people into action on any financial reform that does not a) restore their lost pensions, or b) give them back their foreclosed home.
Read moreHaiti: more than meets the eye
January 15, 2010The world grieves as images of the beleaguered and dying Haitian people find their way into our homes. Despite the outrageous statements of Pat Robertson (Haitian people made a pact with devil), Rush Limbaugh (President Obama...
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