Skip to content

Daily Archives: July 7th, 2015

The DCCC wants my money and will lie to get it

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Well, maybe “lie” is too strong a word. Maybe “mislead” would be better. The type of misleading that, were it anything but political fundraising, would be considered fraud. The immediate cause of my (rekindled) ire: an email I received today from the DCCC fundraising off of Bernie Sanders “passionate speech about income inequality in front […]

Filed in Democrats | | Comments (0)

Let’s parse this

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Politico has obtained a draft of the TPP treaty section governing intellectual property. While it’s devastating all around. it’s provisions on pharmaceuticals are particularly bad. Drug prices would rise everywhere, and in many poorer countries generics would no longer be available, meaning that (even more) people will die so drug companies can make obscene profits. […]

Filed in Obama | | Comments (0)