Author: Bill Scher

You may recall that last year, the Bush administration issued new State Children\’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) regulations that threatened states trying to provide health insurance to kids from squeezed middle-class families, which could put pressure on states to take away SCHIP insurance some kids cu

Just before the Iowa caucuses, I wrote that the process let us know what Iowa voters wanted: economic populism, health care for all, clean energy, affordable education and ending the Iraq occupation. And just before the Pennsylvania primary, we know that political reporters have little interest in focusing on what most voters are focused on.…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. Air America\’s \”Seder on Sundays\” will air a taped broadcast this…

Hey ABC. Next time, instead getting your debate questions spoon-fed from Sean Hannity, maybe listen to those of us here at Campaign for America\’s Future. Then you won\’t get your reputation mocked by your peers in journalism, and more importantly for their bottom line,

Last week, Al Meyerhoff offered a series of thoughtful questions for tonight\’s debate between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, 8 PM ET on ABC. In the desperate hope it won\’t be 90 minutes of blather about supposed gaffes that voters appear completely uninterested in, here\’s five more of my own. You can contact ABC…

Today is Tax Day, the deadline for filing our tax returns. It is fundamentally a patriotic day, the day where we citizens fund our own government. We are no longer ruled by monarchs who govern by the power of their own wealth. With taxation, we have representation. We fought a revolution about that. It is…

Sen. John McCain, today, from The Politico: Asking for a dose of straight talk, AP\’s Liz Sidoti asked McCain if the country had entered recession. \”I certainly think so,\” McCain replied. John McCain, January 10, 2008, at a GOP presidential debate: And by the way, I don\’t believe we\’re headed into a recession. I believe…

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We\’ll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked. Air America\’s \”Seder on Sundays\” will air a taped broadcast this…

Based on the opening statements from Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker, shifting blame onto Iran for the continuing violence in Iraq appeared to be a major objective of their congressional testimony. Establishing that blame helps conservatives make a justification for launching an additional war with Iran. But those Iran talking points crumbled under…

When Gen. David Petraeus testifies today about the status of the Iraq occupation, I\’ll be thinking about my neighborhood elementary school. Because the Bridge Street School in Northampton, Mass., may have to close for lack of funds, while we continue to waste billions on a failed foreign policy. My town is facing a shortfall in…