The Return of Big Tobacco
by Dan Croak
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act will authorize the FDA to regulate tobacco. However, it will not help "prevent smoking" nor it will "control tobacco" favorably for public health. Phillip Morris strongly supports the legislation and the head of the FDA opposes it. Something is wrong here.
Articles
Keep Them Fearful
by Anna O'Leary
05.01.07 | Jon Stewart analyzes American politicians in a serious interview with Bill Moyers.
Mike Gravel, Fiery Unknown
by Dan Croak
05.01.07 | The only Democratic candidate to receive much media attention after the South Carolina debates was former Senator Mike Gravel. In this video, he talks about political courage and excoriates current Senators and Congressmen, particularly Harry Reid for not doing enough to end the war in Iraq.
2008 House Prospects Encouraging for Democrats
by Anna O'Leary
04.30.07 | Private House Democratic polls of the 50 most competitive congressional districts project a gain of 9 to 11 seats in the 2008 elections that would be an unprecedented further surge by the party after its 2006 gain of 30 seats to win control of the House.
Bring Climate Idealism Down to Earth
by Dan Croak
04.29.07 | The global cap and trade approach directed at achieving the rapid emissions reductions enshrined in the Kyoto protocol could be ineffective or even counterpoductive by substituting for more realistic approaches to the problem.
The Reform of Health Care
by Dan Croak
04.28.07 | The early Presidential campaigning season is replete with complaints, discussions, and proposals concerning the health care system, widely regarded as broken. It is true that health costs are rising faster than the inflation rate. But rising costs, even of "essential" products and services, such as food, health care, and national defense, do not necessarily demonstrate the existence of a problem.
It's not the uninsured, Stupid
by Dan Croak
04.27.07 | Today marks the beginning of Cover the Uninsured Week. Funded by a conglomeration of unions corporations and foundations the goal of this campaign is to provide health insurance to all of the estimated 47 million Americans who lack it.
Politicians and the Web: New Medium, Old School Tactics
by Erin Teeling
10.09.06 | Our recent study on the use of the Internet by Senate campaigns makes it clear that candidates perceive the Web as a necessary component to their campaigns, as 97 percent (all but two) of this year’s Senate candidates have active websites. Despite an increase in Web activity by politicians, however, our research shows that candidates are failing to use the Web to engage in conversations with voters. Instead, they are using it to hand out orders.
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John Edwards will win the Democratic nomination