Welcome to New and Unimproved Health Care
The centerpiece of Barack Obama's health care law–the state and federal Health Insurance Marketplaces, commonly known as insurance exchanges–came…
The Indypendent
Gary Lapon
Poor prospects in a “middle class” society
ONE OF the biggest myths about the United States is that it's a mostly "middle class" society, with poverty…
The Kings of Corporate Welfare
Who's living high on the hog off handouts and giveaways from the government? If you're Republican Rep. Paul Ryan,…
Hurricane Sandy, the most devastating storm to hit New York City in decades, has left the city divided between…
It's election time, so we'll be hearing plenty of pious tributes to the wonders of the U.S. political…
At their convention last week, the Democrats put their record on jobs front and center, claiming to have brought…
Imagine a business that rakes in billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, but provides its customers with a defective…
"Members of the Class of 2012: As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe…
Graduating Into Never-Ending Debt
Overwhelming student debt has become a source of worry and financial distress for many millions of people–and even worse…
College students across the U.S. are drowning in debt–yet a promised plan by the Obama administration to provide “relief”…