Take the time to watch this documentary by Mariana van Zeller and Current TV about the prescription pain pill epidemic in South Florida. A fantastic piece of journalism.
These spots give us two indications of how deep the trouble is for the Senate Majority Leader back home in Nevada. First, it is very unusual for a four-term incumbent to have to re-introduce himself to voters with a bio spot. (The campaign argues that many new residents have moved into the state since Reid [...]
If you’re under 65, chances are you don’t know a lot about a program known as Medicare Advantage. But you will be hearing a lot more about it soon. It has become a major front in the growing war that the insurance industry is waging on the Obama Administration’s health reform effort. On Tuesday, the [...]
There is probably less than meets the eye in substantive terms to the recent Russian intransigence on a sanctions regime for Iran. Vladimir Putin merely said that talk of additional sanctions was “premature”–and if the New York Times report cited in my post below can be credited, Putin is right. But there’s something else going [...]
This rather provocative story was placed on an inside page of the New York Times today: a nuclear deal with Iran is very possible, perhaps imminent. The argument–one I’ve cited in the past–is that the Iranians have been seeking the capability to build a bomb, not the weapon itself. They have achieved that capability, given [...]
There’s nothing more mainstream conservative American, more red state than blue, than professional football and the news that Rush Limbaugh is too controversial, too much of an extremist to be considered as a potential owner of the St. Louis Rams should be carefully digested by Republicans, especially those elected officials who heed his every call. [...]
On how Obama might actually earn the peace prize. A couple of additional points on David Makovsky’s extremely creative proposal: 1. It would be a tangible benefit for Israel, which–too often in these negotiations–is playing for abstractions (like recognition of its statehood). This would redraw the map to include settlements that have become integral suburbs [...]
From TIME’s Sophia Yan: Move over on that shelf, Barbie–gotta make some room for Michelle. Three versions of a six-inch Michelle Obama action figure will arrive in specialty stores mid-November. Consumers will be able to take their pick of Michelle in her black-and-red election night dress; in the bright purple sheath dress by Chicago designer [...]
The health insurance industry is not an unbiased source when it comes to figuring out how the Senate Finance Committee health reform bill will affect costs. No group stands to lose more and will more fiercely protect its own interests – meaning profits. But that doesn’t mean all studies funded by insurers are completely without [...]
