Month: March 2006

Due to proposed cuts in the federal reimbursement rate, many doctors are saying they will no longer treat patients who have Medicare, or will decrease the number of Medicare patients that they are willing to accept. There are...

I just listened to a segment on NPR a few hours ago about Wang Wanxing, a Chinese political activist.  Forcibly detained in a Chinese mental institution for 13 years, Mr. Wanxing was recently released and examined by...

as usual. Bolton has a tin ear when it comes to listening to other countries.(The Nation) There is a bio on Right Web. I emphasize what will go down in history as Bolton’s most disgusting act: In July 2002, the Wall Street...

Is Antonio Maria Costa Out of His Mind? Vienna 2006 Commission on Narcotic Drugs: “UNODC Director Antonio Maria Costa: No mention of HIV/AIDS. UN Office on Drugs and Crime Director Antonio Maria Costa noted the successes...

Mr. Bush’s intent is clear from the very first sentence of the national security strategy paper issued yesterday: “It is the policy of the United States to seek and support democratic movements and institutions in...