One institution noted for providing quality health care to the poor in this country is the criminal justice system. A recent footnote in The Week tells the story of a man who robbed a bank precisely because he needed urgent care. (“Medicare for All,” The Week, Feb/ 15. 2019, pg. 6

Recently, a reader referred me to an article by The New York Times columnist, David Leonhardt.   In it, the writer cites Margaret Sullivan of the Washington Post.  She accuses reporters of being too centrist:  “walking down the center line with a blindfold on.” According to he

Recently, the super-rich and super powerful gathered for the annual economic summit in Davos, Switzerland.  There, they received a report from Oxfam.  It said the 26 richest people in the world own as much wealth as half the human race. (“Davos: Skiing past a world in crisis,” T