Ross Eisenbrey

Senior Democrats in the House and Senate are pushing a new, $3.5 billion social insurance program for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. Yet unions and advocates for the unemployed are opposed to the proposal and have begged the Democrats not to move forward with it. What is going on? […]

If we want to improve health care in the United States, cut costs, and reduce malpractice litigation, “tort reform” — now one of President Bush’s top four priorities — is the wrong place to look. The right place to look — in fact, the first, second, and third place to look — is the way […]