How the Ultra-Rich Are Trying to Kill Health Reform

The wealthiest 1-percent have deployed an army to destroy an initiative that would tax the super rich to help pay for health care.

Cash payoffs made, re-elections purchased, the absurd story somehow goes that because blue-collar constituents in Flyover America like guns and love Jesus, they must also reflexively adore politicians who defend 1-percenters' bounty.

That fantastical fairly tale, of course, couldn't exist without the Millionaire Media -- the elite journalists and opinionmongers who represent corporate media conglomerates and/or are themselves extremely wealthy. ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 28, 2009

Sirota identifies the problem, but leaves out the solutions.

Publicly financed elections would help return power to the people. Corporate near-monopolies of media markets need to be reversed. Independent ... More »

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