Mammon category archive
You’re On Your Own, Buddy! 0
David explains how American health insurance shirks. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Meet the Swamp King . . . 0
. . . and his swamp things.
What’s in a Name? 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Jack Abell would like to know.
The Profiteers of Prejudice 0
David follows the money. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
America’s Health Scarce System 0
Mike and Farron discusses a health “insurance” company’s strategy to squeeze more profits out of anesthesized patients while they are under the knife.
The United States made a big mistake when it put for-profit companies in charge of health care.
Definitions 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal has a question:
Follow the link for her thoughts on the answer.
The Crypto Con 0
Paul Krugman asks, “Crypto! What is it good for?”*
Here’s a tiny excerpt from his piece.
Via C&L.
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*With apologies to Edwin Starr.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Completely lacking in character? Despite what its name may indicate, most definitely.
The Privatization Scam 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini makes a strong case that, in Arizona, the privatization scam just got scammier.
She Is Accused of a “Terroristic Threat” 0
Thom wanders, where’s the threat?
Health Care Schmealth Care, Reprise 0
More evidence that it’s all about the Benjamins: Elisabeth Rosenthal dissects the relabeling scam.