by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
…A secure middle class is the cause of growth, not its effect; in fact, our economy cannot reach its full potential without it. And a middle class that lives in constant fear of falling out of the middle class isn’t truly middle class at all. From 1950 through...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2017 | • Politics, Health Care, The Republicans
…socializing healthcare is the only demonstrably effective way to control costs and cover everyone. It results in a healthier country and it saves a ton of money. The Conservative Case for Universal Healthcare Yes, that’s a bold claim given that a...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump
And the beat goes on something never change… Analysis | 26 hours, 29 Trumpian false or misleading claims In a period of less than 26 hours – from 6:31 p.m. on July 24 to 8:09 p.m. on July 25 – President Trump made two fired-up speeches, held a news...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 24, 2017 | Science
Parents of Charlie Gard, Ill British Infant, Abandon Effort to Prolong His Life LONDON – The parents of Charlie Gard, the chronically ill British infant whose plight drew attention from Pope Francis and President Trump, on Monday gave up their wrenching legal...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 24, 2017 | • Politics, The Democrats
Schumer Rips Hillary: Don’t Blame Comey or Russia, ‘Blame Yourself’ Top Senate Democrat says “people didn’t know what we stood for, just that we were against...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | • Politics, Health Care, The Republicans
While true it is a generalization and generalizations can be tragically wrong I think it still holds to be mostly true and accurate that Republicans are a party of ideology where as the Progressive Left is more driven by acting on empiraclal truths. Why Republicans...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | • Politics, The Democrats
Just the other week on FaceBook despite liking him personally I criticized Senator Charles Schummer for being a middle of the road neo-liberal republican-lite version of Democrat. He was too ‘namby-pamby‘ in my estimation. You know the kind of Democratic...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Boycott the butterfly, and stop buying organic. There’s a big industry that has been misinforming you for profit. It promotes anti-science fear mongering, lies about itself and its competitors, and uses high-priced lobbyists to further its agenda. It rips you...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Health Care
Trumpcare Is Dead. “Single Payer Is the Only Real Answer,” Says Medicare Architect. Thanks to a pair of defections from more GOP senators late yesterday, the Republican plan to repeal and replace or simply repeal the Affordable Care Act is dead – for...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 23, 2017 | • Politics, Middle East, Military
A look at a bullet dodged but it’s still a frightening look at a risk that exists all around the world. How ISIS nearly stumbled on the ingredients for a ‘dirty bomb’ On the day the Islamic State overran the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014, it laid claim...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 21, 2017 | Alternative Medicine, Pseudoscience
Great for UK’s NHS! Our FDA now requires labeling that essentially says: “Homeopathy is a waste of money since it doesn’t do shit because there is nothing in it”. I certainly hope there aren’t any insurance companies that pay out for...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 21, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump
A new interview reveals Trump’s ignorance to be surprisingly wide-ranging Nobody knows everything, and certainly nobody who’s ever sat in the Oval Office has entered with a complete mastery of all the varied issues that land on the desk of the president of...
