The New York Times has just given us a front-page report on how the pharmaceutical corporations spent $5.3 billion last year sending their representatives into doctors' offices and hospitals, with gifts and meals, to sweet-talk physicians into using … [Read more...] about Whatever Happened to Informed Medical Choice?
Clinton’s Power Grab Through Executive Orders
Faced with a Republican Congress unwilling to grant him all the powers he wants, Bill Clinton has unleashed a blizzard of Executive Orders to grab new authority for the executive branch, make broad public policy changes, and even restructure our … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Power Grab Through Executive Orders
What Money Can and Can’t Buy
It looks as if it's a lot easier for big political money to buy Congress than it is to win the hearts of grassroots voters. The Puerto Rico statehood bill, which last year appeared to be a freight train rolling down hill, ran off the track in the … [Read more...] about What Money Can and Can’t Buy
It’s The Bribery, Stupid, Not Just “Lying About Sex”
Ken Starr's "Referral," which formed the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton, was shocking, but the new book called "Year of the Rat" is even more shocking. It is 275 pages of detailed evidence that Bill Clinton sold out America's national … [Read more...] about It’s The Bribery, Stupid, Not Just “Lying About Sex”
Monitoring Law-Abiding Americans
Hiding behind the unprecedented headlines of the last few weeks, "Big Brother" government has been steadily expanding its encroachments on our personal privacy. What we thought was one of the most benign and beloved of federal agencies, the Federal … [Read more...] about Monitoring Law-Abiding Americans
The Lesson of Pinochet’s Arrest
The British arrest of General Augusto Pinochet provides stunning proof of why the United States should never join the International Criminal Court (ICC). Traveling to London on a diplomatic passport to have surgery, the 83-year-old Chilean Senator … [Read more...] about The Lesson of Pinochet’s Arrest
Impeachment Is A Defining Issue
The upcoming vote in the House of Representatives on a resolution to impeach President Clinton is a defining issue that will be remembered in the 2000 election. It's comparable to the Senate vote on April 18, 1978 to give away our canal in … [Read more...] about Impeachment Is A Defining Issue
Republicans Must Seize the Health Care Initiative
Republican losses in the recent election are partly attributable to Congress's default on the health care issue. The Republican Congress has refused for four years to empower patients with real control over their own health care. Instead, the … [Read more...] about Republicans Must Seize the Health Care Initiative
Media Spin Is Covering Up The Facts
Media spin is disguising and distorting the facts that Americans need to know. Let's puncture some of the spin. Spin: The Republicans lost the 1998 Congressional elections. Fact: The Republicans won the 1998 Congressional elections by electing a … [Read more...] about Media Spin Is Covering Up The Facts
Why Disney Has Clout with the Republican Congress
Eagle Forum filed an amicus curiae brief in the case that challenges Congress's action in 1998 in giving a billion-dollar windfall to Disney by extending its copyright on Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, etc. another 20 years. Do you sometimes … [Read more...] about Why Disney Has Clout with the Republican Congress
