Media Blackout on Single-Payer Healthcare
Major newspaper, broadcast and cable stories mentioning healthcare reform in the week leading up to President Barack Obama's March 5 healthcare summit rarely mentioned the idea of a single-payer national health insurance program, according to a new FAIR study.
What the Dow is Not
To hear some in the corporate media tell it, you judge a president by how the Dow Jones Industrial Average is performing – and, thus, Barack Obama is not doing a very good job.
Crisis for the Rich, Via Crucis for the Poor
Theories of evolution after Darwin assume a dynamic of divergences. Two species can derive from one in common; every now and then, these variations can disappear gradually or abruptly, but two species never end up flowing together into one.
Israel: Settlement Expansion Plans
Establishment and expansion of the settlements result in continuous and extensive infringement of Palestinian rights, among them the right to self-determination, the right to equality, the right of property, the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to water, the right to sanitation and the right to freedom of movement.
Obama and Rescuing Capitalism
The fact is, capitalism is bankrupt. It's run out of capital. 'I think we just have to admit we're broke,' says House Minority Leader John A. Boehner. A system that is supposed to be self-perpetuating – albeit with ups and downs – has come up short. It's not that the banks are just stubborn about lending out money.
AFL-CIO Calls On California Supreme Court to Invalidate Proposition 8
Miami, Florida – As the AFL-CIO Executive Council gathers in Miami this week, the Executive Council has spoken up again for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers by passing a resolution, in unanimity, calling on the California Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8.
International Rules Needed for Money Markets
With the 2nd G20 summit set for early April in London to deal with the financial turmoil, work on international rules has begun with a view to restructuring the global financial markets.
How Tinkering with Inflation Measurements May Have Led to the Current Financial Crisis
Last February 20th, the US Department Of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.3 percent during the month of January.
Status of Global Gender Equality: A UN Statement
The respect of women’s reproductive rights, the access to appropriate health care gives protection to the spread of the pandemic which is the trigger for millions of orphans under age 18 and which is expected to exceed 25 million by 2010.
Australia: Greed Upon Greed as Jobs Slashed
The manufacturing industry in Australia and the jobs of thousands of more workers suffered another blow last week when Pacific Brands announcement that it was shutting shop in Australia.
