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My Medical Care and Yours
Washington - The uproar over the on-again, off-again guidelines on when women should have mammograms is proof of the blindingly obvious: Health care reform that actually controls costs — …
A Tale of Two Immigrants: Deportation of Popular Businessman Shocks Massachusetts Community
Great Barrington, Massachusetts - Until this fall, Albaro Francisco was living the classic American dream: A penniless immigrant, he came to this country as a teenager, worked hard, made …
Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations to Poor Countries for the Climate Crisis
With the Copenhagen climate summit in two weeks, best-selling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grass-roots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting …
Should We Defend Undocumented Workers?
One winter morning in 1996, Border Patrol agents charged into a Los Angeles street-corner clinic where 40 day laborers had lined up to be tested for AIDS. One worker, …
Senate Health Care Bill About to Enter a Political Minefield
Washington - The Senate is ready to begin a volatile, high-stakes health care debate that's sure to be punctuated by tense and unpredictable battles over some of the most …
Realities Collide at Halifax “War Conference“
Halifax, Canada - While the world's top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO's future, protesters question the organisation's legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic …
Sarah, Don’t Go Rogue; Go Home
With the release of her new book, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” former Alaskan Gov. and Republican Party vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is once again being given a spotlight …
The Budget Crisis: The Blame Is Bipartisan
The country is being bombarded with stories claiming that record budget deficits threaten our children's future and jeopardize the credibility of the dollar. These stories are a serious problem …
The Pentagon Garrisons the Gulf
As Washington talks Iraq withdrawal, the Pentagon builds up bases in the region. Despite recent large-scale insurgent suicide bombings that have killed scores of civilians and the fact that …
Gingrich, Palin, GOP Offer Magic Jobs Solution: More Tax Cuts Now!
With the economy still reeling from unemployment at 10.2 percent , Democrats and progressives are battling a barrage of GOP-driven misinformation about the first $787 billion stimulus plan as …