Last week, President Obama used an Oval Office speech to boost a policy of perpetual war. Hours later, the New York Times front page offered a credulous gloss for the end of “the seven-year American combat mission in Iraq.” The first sentence of the coverage described the speech as saying “that it is now time to turn to pressing problems at home.” The story went on to assert … [Read more...] about War Without End
Health Care Is Fixed
Many well-informed and insightful people are hoping that the health care bill, despite its flaws, will lead to something better. But few backers want to dwell on its requirement that everyone get health coverage from the private insurance industry—a stunning transfer of power and wealth that will greatly boost the leverage of an already autocratic corporate state. Not long … [Read more...] about Health Care Is Fixed