Lets Hang Together or We Will Surely Hang Apart!
Medical Marijuana and Job Loss
(CNN) — When a rare form of cancer invaded Joseph Casias’ nasal cavity and his brain, his doctor prescribed marijuana to help alleviate the daily pain.
Casias lives in Michigan, where medical marijuana is legal.
But his employer, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, fired him in November 2009 after he failed a drug [...]
Let’s Rethink How We Punish
Patricia Caruso, head of the state Corrections Department, offered one of my all-time favorite quotes when she said a few years ago of Michigan’s swelling prison population: “We need to decide who we’re afraid of and who we’re mad at.”
We’re running out of time to make that decision. Michigan is releasing [...]
The Supreme Court’s Blow to Democracy
With a single, disastrous 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has thrust politics back to the robber-baron era of the 19th century. Disingenuously waving the flag of the First Amendment, the court’s conservative majority has paved the way for corporations to use their vast treasuries to overwhelm elections and intimidate elected [...]
America is Being Governed by Callous Children
The new economic statistics put growth at a healthy 3.5% for the third quarter. We should be dancing in the streets. No one is, because no one has any faith in these numbers. Waves of money are sloshing through the system, creating a false rising tide that lifts all [...]
Dead Peasant Insurance?
See for yourself how Corporate America feels about the working class.
Health Insurance Scam
WellPoint health insurance company, which has encouraged its employees to lobby against health care reform, is now cutting their benefits.
The insurance giant plans to raise deductibles and premiums for some of its employee health benefits. “Your cost per paycheck will probably increase,” said a memo to Wellpoint employees that was obtained by Bloomberg [...]
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