Robert Kuttner: To read the papers and watch TV news during the past week, you would think that the most dire problem afflicting Americans was the federal deficit in 2020 or 2030. But for most people, the crisis right now is lost income, lost jobs, lost homes. And the recommendations of the two co-chairs of the fiscal commission would make the prolonged stagnation worse, by commencing belt-tightening less than a year from now, at the beginning is fiscal year 2012 (October 2011) when most economic forecasts say unemployment will still be around ten percent. Click here to read more.
My sister, Jessie, lives with bipolar disorder and I realized that she was in a life-and-death battle, fighting to survive not only the symptoms and treatment of the illness, but the terrible stigma that surrounds it.
The financial management of our government does not require algebra, calculus or knowledge of algorithms. It requires only an understanding of the basics of arithmetic: We are spending $3.00 for every $2.00 of revenues.
A recent survey shows 90% of military families believe that civilian communities do not understand their needs nor support the values and dignity that come with a military career. Short of returning to a draft, what is to be done?
The TSA is apparently taking a very hands-on approach to airport security these days with their new and supposedly improved pat-downs. Here then is some loosely fitting mood music for your next airport close encounter.
It occurs to me that being an athlete is a state of mind. It's setting a goal and measuring your performance against it. It means making the outcome and how you got there matter.
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