…members (who have yet to be announced) will ignore a wealth of studies demonstrating that the VA delivers better outcomes at a lower cost than the private sector. They worry,…

…company who has been gobbling up assets such as Massey-Ferguson, New Holland, Fendt, etc. The equipment manufacturers are now eating away at the biggest lifeline farmers have. Most people don’t…

…(ERs, etc.) and the detrimental effects it has on physicians, healthcare workers, and patients. He paid the price for calling attention by losing his job. The Civil Liberties Union wants…

…chain contribute to the overall price of food, including retail food, according to USDA. For example, food processors, manufacturers, and retailers incur costs to process or otherwise prepare raw agricultural…

…approved. When Cabinet officers faced pesky questioning by members of Congress, McDonough made sure they were well prepared to answer them at oversight hearings. Yet when McDonough, at age 52,…

…Stock-market holdings (in Other) are a nothingburger for the bottom half of Americans. Real estate is easy to explain; real-estate prices went up. So the bottom-50%ers who owned their homes got richer….

…be responsible for collecting tariffs from exporting countries. Only that’s not how tariffs work—they’re collected from US importers, who in turn pass them on to US consumers. Higher tariffs ->…

They go without, show up at ERs, or go to overcrowded Clinics. The costs of the first two end up being far more than a healthcare plan. And at clinics…

…care. While providers could potentially offset at least some of the cuts—including through the new rural health funding—any financial pressure on hospitals and other providers could lead to layoffs of…

A poem by Philip Appleman via Bill Moyers. I think that about covers it. But if it was not for you, try this one: The Ant…