Category Archives: Health Care
Biden Opts for Growth and Equity While Republicans Whine
Congressional Republicans who eagerly supported massive increases in the budget deficit under Donald Trump have been quick to resuscitate their…Continue reading
Is Trump Playing a Long Game to Stay Out of…
Donald Trump has a serious dilemma. If Joe Biden loses in November, he can go home and settle in as…Continue reading
Trump and Senate Republicans Pose a Grave Risk to the…
The headline from last Thursday’s report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on second quarter GDP was horrific: The…Continue reading
Trump’s Bungled Pandemic Response Has Badly Damaged Americans’ Incomes
Donald Trump may have normalized cognitive dissonance for many of his supporters and some young people. But wishing away the…Continue reading
The Official Unemployment Numbers Are Technically Fake News
April’s 14.7 percent unemployment rate, announced by the Labor Department last Friday, is awful by any standard. The official tally…Continue reading
How Much Trump Has Cost Americans in this Pandemic
Most of the economic carnage we see Americans suffer today is the result of measures that federal, state, and local…Continue reading
An Affordable Approach to Universal Coverage
A majority of Americans and virtually all Democrats believe in universal healthcare coverage and the federal government’s responsibility to make…Continue reading
Trump Acts Like a Populist. His Regulatory Record Suggests Otherwise
The administration has consistently favored big businesses over average people. by Robert J. Shapiro At some point, every president has had…Continue reading
What Hillary’s Campaign Missed
Last week’s election should be dubbed the revenge of the neglected. The outcome would have been different if Hillary’s strategists…Continue reading
Halloween Special: How Hillary Can Handle Scary Interest Rate Hikes
Looking past this weekend’s kerfuffle over Huma Abedin’s emails, Hillary Clinton’s success in her first term as President will depend…Continue reading