…vaginal creams. The controversy There may be some validity to a limited change in the label of female hormone replacement products. The original study showing the potential for harm from…

…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

…from consumers for personal, family or household debt, the consumer bureau will begin monitoring debt collectors that contract with the Education Department to collect overdue student loans. The department has…

…Reagan/Republican revolution. Aside from a brief respite under Clinton, government debt has been heading rapidly north ever since. Debt was reduced under every president since World War II, with three…

…countries, households have less debt. If you remember Michael Moore’s movie Sicko, in one scene he interviews an upper-middle class French family and asks them what debt they have. Their…

…back and check on their record.) For a few reasons, increasing the debt wasn’t a precedent for Democrats – and both Carter and Clinton paid down debt, but now, with…

…very unhappy that I don’t see things that way. Let’s try this one more time. [skip] At some future point, everyone who owns this debt today will be dead. They…

…Personal debts are generally settled during the lifetime of the debtor or at death, because one person cannot easily encumber another. But public debt does not ever have to be…

…more long-term debt; or let the government issue more short-term debt. That does sound rather obvious doesn’t it ? Why aren’t they doing that ? My guesses after the jump….