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The Crusade Against Babies
August 2, 2010
by David Safier I'm turning into a big EJ Montini fan. His coverage of the whole trumped up immigration scare has been excellent. And the man knows how to turn a phrase. Case in point: the term "Crusade against babies": U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl is leading the way. That is to say, Kyl has decided
Deficit hawks would let the Bush tax cuts expire
August 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Fareed Zakaria weighs in on the "deficit peacocks," as they have been dubbed — conservatives who showed no concern for deficits incurred during the Bush years for tax cuts to corporations and the rich, for a Medicare Part D prescription drug subsidy to big Pharma, and for putting two wars on America's
The Kyl-McCain lie that will not die
August 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: How do you know when Sen. Jon Kyl is lying? His lips are moving. (old joke, yet true) Sen. Kyl appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday and continued to tell the lie that he and John McCain have been using for fear mongering among the electorate – even after the host,
MDVIP?
August 2, 2010
by David Safier My doctor, who will remain nameless, is hooking up with a national company, MDVIP. If I want to keep my doctor, I have to pay $1500 a year extra for the privilege, above and beyond my current medical insurance cost, copays, etc. The doctor promises to have fewer patients, which means easier
Convicted murderers escape from medium-security privately operated prison
August 2, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Flashback: Gary Tison was serving two consecutive life sentences for murder when, accompanied by another killer named Randy Greenawalt and aided by members of Tison's family, he broke out of Arizona State Prison in 1978. Tison and his gang murdered six people before they were stopped near the Mexican border. The chilling
Kindergarten teachers can make a difference — a big difference
August 1, 2010
by David Safier You've probably heard the distressing statistic that says boosts in children's achievement due to excellent preschool and kindergarten experiences fade over the next few years. From what I know, that's true when you measure achievement by test scores. But here's a much more encouraging statistic. Regardless of that well-known "fade-out effect," children
UPDATE: The new corporate business model: increase profits, not jobs
August 1, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bob Herbert of the New York Times adds his voice to Harold Meyerson at the Washington Post in explaining a troubling development in the corporate world. A Sin and a Shame: The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse — far more treacherous — than most of the population realizes.
