| Mar 15, 2010 | Environment / HealthIt’s hard to believe, but only 16 years ago the CEOs of North America’s largest tobacco corporations were before Congress, swearing under oath that nicotine wasn’t addictive. And 12 years ago, these same corporations were disclosing a half-century of...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthWhen health and profit Meet and clash, Never bet Against the cash. America’s No. 1 growth industry is health care. No one has yet found No. 2. This preeminent role is not due to deadly epidemics, environmental meltdown, or massive public education. It’s...
| Mar 8, 2010 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyNo one should be surprised by a proposed Utah law that would consider possible criminal prosecution and life imprisonment for women who suffer miscarriages in that state. Appalled maybe, but not surprised. It was just a matter of time. Since Roe v. Wade legalized...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthCompulsive gamblers are perpetually looking for the big score. Always thinking that the next card will draw that inside straight or the last card will turn their garbage into gold. Casinos have a name for these people–suckers. Well, Uncle Sam has pushed more...
| Mar 1, 2010 | Economy / Business|Environment / HealthSome marriages are made in heaven, some in hell. The matrimony of Billy Tauzin and Big Pharma was definitely hellish—especially for us innocent bystanders. Tauzin, a longtime Congress critter who became a lobbyist, is an old school wheeler-dealer. He reminds me...
