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Our democracy could lead to the end of Obamacare

Last week, the Supreme Court held three days of oral arguments on whether the landmark of the Obama administration, Obamacare, the controversial bill that overhauled our health care system, violated the Constitution. more

4/5/12

A high tax on sugar? How sweet it would be

On my last day of radiation, I drove up to the NYU Women’s Cancer Center and saw a man leaning against the front door, smoking. more

3/8/12

Don't mess with our religious freedom

Last week I woke up with the weight of the world on my shoulders. I soon realized that it was the weight of Big Brother government, and I never realized it would get so heavy. more

2/16/12

This election, focus on issues, not ads

The stakes in this election are too important to accept at face value the slick and often alarmist advertising that candidates put forward as Election Day nears. more

10/7/10

Once again, Stewart and Colbert get it right

Last week, Comedy Central newsman Jon Stewart announced a March to Restore Sanity, to be held in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Oct. 30. And . . . he wasn’t kidding. more

Randi Kreiss | 9/24/10

Can voters’ anger lead to real change?

Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children. more

Jerry Kremer | 5/28/10

Keep quiet, or else

I never imagined that there would come a time in our nation’s history when Americans would be prohibited from free speech. more

Al D'Amato | 4/8/10

Sarah Palin, can you ever, ever forgive me?

Anyone can have a change of heart and mind. Just after the health care reform bill passed last week, I realized the critics were right: Why should we provide insurance for 30 million uninsured … more

Randi Kreiss | 4/3/10

Health reform is an act of mercy, not evil

As the health-reform merry-go-round wound down last week, I was struck by an Associated Press photo of a reform protester at an Iowa City rally last Wednesday. He was a middle-aged man wearing a … more

Scott Brinton | 4/3/10

The end of the battle is only the beginning of the war

March 21, 2010, will go down in history as the day Congress voted to expand the social contract the U.S. government has with America. Late Sunday night, 219 Democratic Congressmen and women went against 178 Republicans and 34 Democrats in a historic vote on health care reform. more

Al D'Amato | 3/26/10

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