Randy Morrow
Founding Member (since June 2008)I am on most issues a "progressive" or as we used to be called a "liberal" (and by current standards probably a far left one at that). I joined NewsTrust because of a request on the HuffingtonPost to take part in a week long project.
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In my opinion another very insightful post from Mr. Moore attacking the usual target of corporate greed with a focus this time on the insurance companies and the pending health care bill.
An article about the continuing situation in Marja, a telling quote:"The tribal elder declared that in his area, called Block 5, the Taliban had complete freedom of movement after dark. He said he believed that was true in many other parts of the city as well. He and the governor were among five community leaders in Marja who expressed similar concerns about the Taliban intimidation campaign."
This article contains a little background on recent ethics investigations in the congress and a suggestion on how the appearance of buying influence could be avoided: "But if Congress's elections were differently financed -- funded exclusively, for example, by small dollar democracy vouchers ($50 a voter would quadruple the total amount raised in 2008) or small dollar contributions matched by the government -- then any suggestion of improper influence would be just silly."
Dropped down the memory hole is the fact that ACORN was at the center of the so-called “prosecutor-gate” scandal, when the Bush ... More »
This post comments on the recent dust up in US-Israeli relations after the "insult" during Biden's visit.
The irony, one guesses, is that Palin now views Canada’s health care system as revolting: with its government-run administration and ‘death-panel’-like ... More »
This article offers a look at the Texas text book fiasco, through what appears to be brief descriptions of some of the meetings on some of the "issues".
More bad news in the housing market. ""Some of the positive housing data may not be signaling a true turning point, as many servicers are holding back on foreclosures and the related houses are not yet being offered for sale," said Diane Westerback, a managing director at Standard & Poor's. Westerback said it could take 33 months to clear the backlog."
An informative story about the legal status of CIA/civilian operatives taking part in combat related activities.
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A Way Out for Obama
NT Rating: 4.3 | See All NT Reviews »
Some have speculated that the never-ending flood of sentences may be a news article, medical study, urgent product recall notice, letter, user agreement, or even a binding ... More »
A somewhat humorous account by Ms Dowd of her frustrating adventures in Saudi Arabia trying to understand more about Islam.
This article supplies some information on ways that businesses may exploit the recent court ruling on contributions to politics/politicians.
“There is no good way to gauge” how much any given company spends on elections, said Karl Sandstrom, a former vice chairman of the Federal Election Commission ... More »
Boeing will build the airframe as a commercial jet at one facility and then ship it to another facility for modification into a tanker. That is not ... More »
“Frankly, I am outraged at the Defense Department’s bungling of this contract for what is now the third time,” More »
This article starts by commenting on the recent SC decision on corporate contributions to politics and then ranges into health care and the Massachusetts senate election.
Now corporate managers can in effect buy elections directly, bypassing more complex indirect means. It is well-known that corporate contributions, sometimes packaged in ... More »
It would be interesting to see Obama utilize a muck racker like Mr. Moore, too bad nothing like that will happen.
Let me be clear about one thing: The Democrats on Election Day 2010 are going to get an ass-whoopin’ of biblical proportions if things don’t change right now. ... More »
"Economists say that deficits of that size are unsustainable and could put upward pressure on interest rates, crowd out private investment in the ... More »
I came away from this article thinking: 1. It makes a good case for having government provide a competitor to insurance companies, and 2. that ... More »
The market concentration for health insurance is so monopolized in some areas that insurance companies are willing to raise prices and lose customers in an effort to ... More »
This is definitely an "inside politics" type story with speculations on comments concerning Obama's chief of staff.
Ms. Klein points out the errors made by a WSJ columnist in claiming that Friedman type free market policies result in less damage in the Chile earthquake.
As for the argument that Friedmanite policies are the reason Chileans live in “houses of brick” instead of “straw”, it’s clear that Stephens ... More »
Informative story, but it would be even more so if it offered some ideas on the "national manufacturing strategy" it refers to.
Remember how as Iraq became a quagmire, President George W. Bush said he wasn’t fazed by the news because he didn’t read the newspaper? President Obama looks as ... More »
The head of Intel says we need to cut corporate taxes in order to stay competitive in the global market--typical big business/repub/conserv talking point. It doesn't mention corporate profits or medical for labor forces being underwritten by government in other countries. The article makes a biased points (lower corporate taxes,etc) and I don't know that I am any more convinced by the head of Intel then I have been by others.
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Milton Friedman did not save Chile
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I think this might be categorized as news humor.