6 signs our culture is sick with greed

More than ever, we seem infatuated with the fruits of unproductive avarice R.J. ESKOW, ALTERNET “The fantasy of wealth seemed somehow different in that context. Today we’re a nation being preached to by “bipartisan” corporate politicians who lecture us on the...

Rahall: Don’t cut Social Security, Medicare

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., is urging the joint House and Senate committee tasked with negotiating a budget agreement to not cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. Rahall was one of 61 members of Congress sent a letter to the Budget...