To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: September 2011
The 27% Solution
BY SUSAN ESTRICH I’ve joined a new and growing minority. In fact, in New York City, we are practically a majority [about 47%], although nationally, we stand at 27%. We’re the people who live alone. Now, in my case, I’m not really alone. Every night when I come home, I am greeted by the most […]
Bachmann Offends Perry
BY KAREN WEBB
As usual I did not watch the debate, but this morning, for the first time, I tried the stationary bike at the...
Blaming The Poor For Poverty
BY SHARON MARTIN
An economist in a recent Market Watch interview said that during hard economic times, politics gets meaner. Two recent articles, one by...
Will Fear Triumph Over Freedom?
BY CHARLES C. HAYNES
In the heart-wrenching days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, President George W. Bush acted boldly to prevent a backlash against...
A Health Care Statement U.S. Conservatives Can’t Abide
BY RON du BOIS
Most U.S. citizens can't abide the Canadian single-payer healthcare system and most Canadians can't abide the U.S. private for-profit system.
Asked which...