July 2017 — American Delusions

White Affirmative Action Seen Through Income Gap

July 30, 2017 Comments Off

As noted in earlier posts, Affirmative Action for Whites Began in the 1930s and Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – Government in Act, white Americans have been benefitting from preferential treatment by the government and --->> read more -->>

Recently Noted – about healthcare

July 30, 2017 Comments Off

The New York Times has a piece this Sunday (7/30/17) by the well-known former Bush II economics advisor Greg Mankiw, “Why Healthcare Policy Is So Hard”. The article broadly acknowledges what every other developed country --->> read more -->>

Recently Noted – about the American Empire

July 28, 2017 Comments Off

A report about an amendment to the defense budget that would end the 2001 AUMF (Authorization for the Use of Military Force) that has provided legal cover for more than forty military actions around the --->> read more -->>

2017 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card

July 26, 2017 Comments Off

The American Society of Civil Engineers has released another of their series of infrastructure report cards. Share this:TweetLike this:Like Loading...

The Next Healthcare Battle

July 20, 2017 Comments Off

Thursday 7/20/2017 – Most people are at the least relieved with the demise of the latest vicious Republican healthcare proposal cooked by old-all-white-all-male-Republican Senators. Obamacare appears to be safe for the moment. But now is --->> read more -->>

Bush Mission Accomplished on aircraft carrier

Delusions of Empire – Iran in Iraq 15 Years After Bush’s War

July 18, 2017 Comments Off

Everyone who wants to know already understands how disastrous President Bush’s Iraq War has been. Hundreds of thousands of lives lost, perhaps several million displaced people and financial costs in the $ trillions. This to --->> read more -->>

Affirmative Action For Whites – began in the 1930s

July 17, 2017 Comments Off

Affirmative Action For Whites – began in the 1930s As noted here in “Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – government in action” segregated America didn’t happen by chance nor by choice of the --->> read more -->>

Recently Noted – about healthcare – international comparisons

July 17, 2017 Comments Off

Mirror, Mirror 2017:International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care By Eric C. Schneider, Dana O. Sarnak, David Squires, Arnav Shah, and Michelle M. Doty http://www.commonwealthfund.org/interactives/2017/july/mirror-mirror/# Share this:TweetLike this:Like Loading...

Recently Noted – about free market capitalism – is capitalism the real problem?

July 14, 2017 Comments Off

Capitalism is driven by a single internal logic that requires the transformation of people and nature into commodities to produce profits. This logic is amoral and the system, excepting for external controls by government and --->> read more -->>

New Orleans, Mayor Landrieu, and the Future of Race in America

July 13, 2017 Comments Off

In recent months there has been news of conflict over the removal of three statues of leaders of the Confederacy from public spaces in New Orleans. On Friday 5/19/17 Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a powerful --->> read more -->>