bush administration
July 17, 2007 -
As Chris mentioned here back in November, the State Children's Health Insurance Program sunsets this year unless Congress acts to reauthorize it.
July 17, 2007 -
Alternet posted an excellent piece this week on how in the wake of Hurricane Katrina the Bush Department of Labor failed to carry out its purported mission of protecting workers' welfare. Reports Brian Beutler with the Media Consortium:
April 30, 2007 -
While hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents suffered in desperate conditions following Hurricane Katrina, the Bush administration turned down assistance offered by other countries.
December 19, 2006 -
According to a recent CNN poll, opposition to President Bush's handling of the Iraq war now stands at 70% -- the highest level ever. Two-thirds of the public oppose the war itself, and only 11% favor sending more troops.
May 19, 2006 -
Whatever one might say about today's Congressional leadership, every once in a while they do show an uncanny ability to stick their fingers in the air and figure out which way the winds of public sentiment are gusting.
May 15, 2006 -
The position of many conservative churches to sex is "just say no," but do their followers really buy it? Think Progress has an interesting post about how the views of church leaders appears to be out of sync with the practices of the church-goers -- especially women:
May 3, 2006 -
[Blogger having major problems today -- what's going on? Did someone over there just get wind of the May Day boycotts and say, "hey, I want in on the action?"]