Op Eds

Health Bill Seen Yielding Swift Results And Avoiding Worsening Crisis

03/01/2010

This op ed appeared in the Spring 2010 Issue of "To Your Good Health" Over the past year, health insurance reform has dominated the agenda here in Washington, and culminated with the signing of a landmark law that not only curbs widespread...

US must act on violence against women - Boston Globe

11/28/2009

WHETHER IT’S the Congo, Darfur, Afghanistan, Albania, or elsewhere, young girls are sold as sexual slaves, forced into marriage, or are burned with acid if they try to attend school. Rape is increasingly used as a weapon of war. The...

Steps Taken To Protect Laid-Off Workers Even While Congress Debated Healthcare

11/01/2009

CAPITOL HILL REPORTThis op ed appeared in the Winter 2010 Edition of "To Your Good Health." Even as Congress was dealing with the issue of health insurance reform, the unfortunate reality existed that many people continued to face the abrupt loss...

Measure would end abusive lending practices

07/22/2009

The current patchwork system of consumer financial protection is broken. It has too many holes and does not work. It is time for a complete overhaul.The financial industry argues that the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), a consumer watchdog to...

Its Time To Find Out What Caused The Economic Meltdown - The Hill

05/06/2009

The current economic crisis continues to take a devastating toll on families and businesses across this nation, and the world.Never before have we witnessed so much economic turmoil.  Within a matter of months, Americans saw much of their life savings...

Innocent detainees need a home - Boston Globe

04/02/2009

ONE OF THE most pressing issues the Obama administration will face when it closes the Guantanamo detention center is what to do with the 63 detainees cleared for release or transfer who cannot return home.A stay at Guantanamo - justified...

Time running out for US in Iraq - Boston Globe

07/31/2008

A TIMETABLE for the withdrawal of US troops has long been a priority for Iraqis - 70 percent want the United States out, according to the latest polls. This sentiment is also reflected in Parliament - the only directly elected...