attacks on middle class

Indifferent Conservative Judges Try To Muzzle Dissenting Judge

August 28, 2008 00:55

I have written often about indifferent conservative judges. For the most part, these judicial impostors have limited their attacks to judges they call "liberal activist judges." But, in an ugly Mississippi judicial proceeding, a cadre of judicial charlatans has tried to silence even the most...

Stop Union Bashing: Judge Upholds Award for GM Workers

August 22, 2008 16:42

General Motors Corp. illegally refused to allow "workers to switch from salaried positions to unionized hourly jobs." Five ex-employees of GM's former Allison Gas Turbine Division sued GM.A jury agreed with the workers. The jury found that GM broke its promise that workers could switch from...

Check Your Doctor’s Bill. Consumers Facing Rise in Medical Billing Errors

November 02, 2007 15:05

Who hasn’t looked at a doctor’s bill or hospital bill and said, “That can’t be right!” Well, it probably isn’t right!Consumer advocates say, medical billing errors that range from a few bucks to tens of thousands are an increasingly common problem.Medical Billing Advocates of America (MBAA) warns...

HMO, Kaiser Permanente, Doctor Accused of Negligence

November 01, 2007 19:25

A doctor accused of gross negligence in the deaths of at least 2 children he helped deliver remains on the job with the nation’s largest HMO.Beginning in 2002, “doctors and nurses repeatedly” complained to officials at Kaiser Permanente that Hamid Safari posed potential risks to patients under his...

Drug Maker to Block Sale of Low Cost Cancer Drug

October 26, 2007 15:08

The good and bad of money…money…. money!Pharmaceutical giant Genetech makes Avastin, a cancer drug that is also used to treat macular degeneration, which causes blindness in the elderly. Genetech also makes Lucentis, a drug used to treat macular degeneration. And, that’s good!But, here’s the...