A cause for celebration?Alan Maass (Socialist Worker) examines the claims made about the Democrats' health care legislation. March 24, 2010LAST SUNDAY night around 10 p.m., I was finishing up the next day's edition of SocialistWorker.org when my e-mail inbox started filling up like a casino slot machine finally paying off. The subject lines all had the same theme: "Historic … [Read more...] about More critiques of the health care bill acknowledging the good as well as the ugly (several articles)
Health Reform: Theirs and Ours
By Paul Street from ZNETCorporate health “reform” has gotten the congressional votes it needed and the public relations spin is on. Now that the “deeply conservative” Barack Obama[1] and his fellow corporate Democrats have pushed their big business-friendly measure – devoid of any public insurance option to counter the power of the insurance oligopoly– through the House … [Read more...] about Health Reform: Theirs and Ours
Healthcare Bill “A Victory for Capitalism” (Excerpt of Michael Moore Interview with Amy Goodman)
...Today we’re joined by the director of Sicko, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. His latest film is called Capitalism: A Love Story, and he’s made many others. We spoke to him late yesterday and began by asking Michael for his reaction to the House vote on healthcare reform. MICHAEL MOORE: I’ve been pretty vocal about this. This bill was never … [Read more...] about Healthcare Bill “A Victory for Capitalism” (Excerpt of Michael Moore Interview with Amy Goodman)
Despite appearances, U.S. not seen as serious about pushing Israel toward fair solution
Nazareth) -- Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States this week armed with a mandate from the Israeli parliament. A large majority of legislators from all of Israel’s main parties had supported a petition urging him to stand firm on the building of Jewish settlements in occupied East Jerusalem -- the very issue that got him into hot water days earlier with the … [Read more...] about Despite appearances, U.S. not seen as serious about pushing Israel toward fair solution
Exposing U.S.-backed Indonesian Military Assassinations Leads to Arrest Threats and Censorship for Journalist
From Institute for Public Accuracy980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045(202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org Investigative reporter Allan Nairn recently broke a story of assassinations by the Indonesian military: "According to senior Indonesian officials and police and details from government files, the U.S.-backed Indonesian armed forces … [Read more...] about Exposing U.S.-backed Indonesian Military Assassinations Leads to Arrest Threats and Censorship for Journalist