By Robin Fields Barbara Scott relied on dialysis to do what her damaged kidneys could not. Three times a week, a machine pumped her blood out of her body, pushed it through a specialized filter, then returned it cleansed of waste. The bright crimson circuit kept the 73-year-old retired bookkeeper alive. Until it nearly killed […]
My View: FCC Should Not Defend Discredited Media Ownership Rule
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: A version of this report originally appeard at the media blog Lippmann Would Roll and also at Stop Big Media. In a blow to local journalism and quality reporting, the Federal Communications Commission is supporting an old media cross-ownership rule that allows companies to own more media outlets in communities […]
Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Rules
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Justice Department officials told The Associated Press that prosecutors will be instructed that it is not a good use of […]
After a minor thaw, Cuban trade opportunities excite U.S. businesses
Just days after President Barack Obama announced a minor thaw in the longstanding estrangement between the United States and Cuba, Jack Maybank Jr. stood before an audience of entrepreneurs gathered at the College of Charleston in South Carolina and warned them not to misinterpret the opening as a new found bridge to business relations with […]
Shifting Goals of US Foreign Policy under Obama
As the Bush administration stepped down yesterday (January 20) and as the Obama administration came in, the US’ position in the world has already shifted dramatically. The Bush administration’s foreign policy goals were controversial, but defined. Key points of Bush Administration foreign policy mostly outlined at the previous White House website included: • Polarization of […]
Op-Ed: Obama, Please Drop Stimulus Packages
According to press reports — and even recent suggestions by President Elect Barack Obama, now less than three weeks before Christmas 2008, and precisely one month before he takes the Oath of Office — the astute, well-meaning and determined new administration is about to make a horrid blunder: wasting what enormous tax dollars it now […]