Just as in Ray Bradbury’s bleak future where firemen start fires, today the primary duty of staff at the Department of Social Services is to deny help to the needy.
Missouri’s Firemen
Sadly Familiar
Unfortunately, this is Missouri where guns ownership is a right granted by God and asking for additional money for policing or enhanced probation supervision is a non-starter in the Capitol.
To Be Crystal Clear: ‘Medicare for All’ Does Not Mean ‘Medicare for Some’
As the health care debate heats up, it’s time to be clear about what Medicare for All is and what it is not. Medicare for All does not mean giving people the option to “buy in” to Medicare under our current health insurance system—what might be called Medicare for Some.
Smaller Size Government
The bottom line? Republican legislators want smaller government at all costs. If families get whacked by opioid abuse or teachers don’t get pay raises for years, well, that’s acceptable so that state government can shrink – and taxes lowered.
West County Democrats Meeting Report February 11, 2019
Featured Discussion The West County Democrats hosted Dr. Gena Gunn McClendon of Brown School, Center for Social Development at Washington University and Vicki C. Washington, JD, formerly of the University of Wisconsin today to discuss the issue of voter suppression Read More …
A Green New Deal
The greatest achievements of our country have always started with an aspiration.