Thursday
Nov112010
China Tees Up G20 Showdown with US
November 11, 2010 China has curtly dismissed a US proposal to address global economic imbalances, setting the stage for a potential showdown at next weeks G20 meeting in Seoul.
Forging his way through the predictable UK media censorship: Dr Andrew Wakefield Responds to Measles Outbreak in Swansea
November 11, 2010 Thursday
Nov112010
Study: Prescription Pain Pill Abuse Up 400%
November 11, 2010 Abuse of prescription pain relievers jumped 400% between 1998 and 2008 among people aged 12 and older, according to a new report.
Thursday
Nov112010
Simon Johnson: Capital Failure
November 11, 2010 The Group of 20 summit for heads of government this weekend will apparently hail bank reform, particularly as manifest in the Basel III process that has resulted in higher capital requirements for banks. According to leading authorities on the issue, however, the Basel process is closer to a disaster than a success.
Wednesday
Nov102010
Genetically Engineered Foods and New Action Alert!
November 10, 2010 The FDA lied by omission about GE salmon, and Monsanto is attempting an end-run around USDA rules for GE beets. The stock market seems to be telling the true story.
Wednesday
Nov102010
William Greider: The End of Free-Trade Globalization
November 10, 2010 The world economy is on the brink again, facing a crisis of epic dimensions for reasons largely obscured by the inflamed politics of 2010. Against their wishes, the United States and China have been drawn into an increasingly nasty and dangerous fight over currencies and trade. American politicians, especially desperate Democrats, have framed the conflict in familiar moral termsa melodrama of America wrongedand demand retaliation. Other nations, sensing the risk of a larger breakdown, have begun to take protective measures. Every man for himself. The center is not holding.
Wednesday
Nov102010
Mike Whitney: Bernanke's Dollar Policy: "Save those Greenbacks for Fishwrap!"
November 10, 2010 Deflation is not a problem because the Fed can always create inflation by printing more money. Wrong.
Wednesday
Nov102010
CDC Report on Life Expectancy: Latinos Live Longest. What Might This Tell Us About Medicine?
November 10, 2010 MorgueA new government report [1] reveals that even though Hispanic Americans have lower income and less health insurance, they live longer than Caucasians (the most medically insured group in the US).
Wednesday
Nov102010
Ira Chernus: Is Palestine America's Next Vietnam?
November 10, 2010 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasnt been alone in playing for time when it comes to American policy, thats for sure. (Think, for instance, of our Afghan War commander General David Petraeus.) But Netanyahu played out the pre-election months with some skill and much shuffling of feet, as he officially pondered Obama administration proposals to reinstitute a settlements freeze in return for copious concessions. All the while, of course, West Bank building has been ramping up, as the 2010 elections crept ever closer. Now, its happened and lets be blunt: its a good moment for him and his policies -- in Washington. The new crew of Republicans who were swept into Congress seem to consider fealty to him and his right-wing government the sine qua non of political life.
Wednesday
Nov102010
2012 Could Be Worse For Democrats Than 2010
November 10, 2010 WASHINGTON Last week's election was bad for Democrats. The next one could be worse. Senate Democrats running in 2012 will be trying to hold their jobs in states where Republicans just scored major congressional and gubernatorial victories Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Virginia.
Wednesday
Nov102010
Nearly 59 million lack health insurance: CDC
November 10, 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, many of them with conditions or diseases that needed treatment, federal health officials said on Tuesday.