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Monthly Archives: December 2009
As the year ends, take time to celebrate the Most Valuable Progressives
During the last few weeks of December and the beginning of January, most media sources publish lists of “best” “worst” or “most important” people, events, or issues of the past year. After looking through many of them for inspiration in … Continue reading
Montana Women For Potluck and General Meeting
Location: 802 W. Geyser, Livingston, Mt (corner of 8th and Geyser) Description: Looking Ahead to 2010. This will be a planning meeting so please come with ideas for issues and actions you would like to see us involved in during … Continue reading
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Community Radio Bill passes house – action needed to help it pass the Senate
The House of Representatives passed the Local Community Radio Act Wednesday! It’s been a long time coming. In 10 years of trying, we’ve never come this close to making better local radio a reality. The bill could not have come … Continue reading
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High Consumer Interest Rates = Usury It is time to stop this practice
Our government has focused much effort and treasure at bailing out and shoring up the financial institutions that led the world into crisis and recession. The following excerpts from an article in The Nation by William Greider suggest that it … Continue reading
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Wars contribute to Global Warming
We have recently received a note from Alan Maki of Minnesota about his blog posting. He is trying to get people to think about the connections between the military-industrial complex and global warming. Here is an exerpt from his blog … Continue reading
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Single Payer Legislation is being debated by the Senate today!
After all the hype, compromise, corruption and political weaseling, “health care reform” is looking like a cardboard cutout of meaningless legislation. The stocks of the major insurance companies that provide health insurance are soaring. The outlook for the American public … Continue reading
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President Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan just days before accepting the Nobel Peace Prize
The escalation of the war in Afghanistan will mean more death and destruction in that already hard-hit and long-suffering country. It will cost our country more of its sons and daughters as well as costing a huge amount of money … Continue reading
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Consumer Advocacy Groups urge support of bill to create financial watchdog
Consumer advocacy groups are putting the word out to support HR 4173, which would create a financial watchdog to keep an eye on banks and other financial institutions in the name of consumers. The bill will be voted on sometime … Continue reading
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No Congressperson Above the Law – 28th Amendment to the Constitution
Here is a good idea forwarded to us by email: For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congress members could retire with the same pay after only one … Continue reading →