Just 257 people in the entire State of Hawaii have so far signed up for insurance using Hawaii Health Connector, according to this Nov. 15 Pacific Business News story. That’s right–after all the political fighting and election campaigning and Supreme Court arguing, that’s what we get. The thing’s been up and running since Oct. 15 (it was supposed to go live on Oct. 1) and, so … [Read more...] about Hawaii Health Connector Up For Month, Signs Up Just 257 People
Tea Party
Time To Prepare For A Real American Revolution? Maybe So
by Ted Rall From the British newspaper the Independent: “Like in many other countries in the region, protesters in Egypt complain about surging prices, unemployment and the authorities’ reliance on heavy-handed security to keep dissenting voices quiet.” Sound familiar? Coverage by U.S. state-controlled media of the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and the rest of the … [Read more...] about Time To Prepare For A Real American Revolution? Maybe So
Collective Resolution: Calm the F#@% Down
We are, by nature, hysterical. I'm not singling out any group -- Americans, liberals, conservatives, religious fundamentalists, 14-year-old girls -- I'm talking about Homo sapiens (which, ironically, is Latin for "wise man"). We gravitate toward hysteria like big hairy moths bashing into a bare porch bulb. Every year offers new proof; this year it was the Tea Party, or at least … [Read more...] about Collective Resolution: Calm the F#@% Down
Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie
"You locked us out!" says Neil Abercrombie, entering the MauiTime office in a buttoned-down Aloha shirt, hair slightly disheveled, a stack of papers under his arm and two campaign aides on his heels. And it's true, though in our defense Abercrombie was running late--a product, he says, of an over-long engagement on the West side and a mix-up involving Maui's public … [Read more...] about Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie