The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the big pharmaceutical companies were threatening to withdraw their support for the health reform effort if negotiated drug prices for Medicare was going to be part of the package because that would violate their deal with the White House. Apparently, in an effort to get the pharmaceutical [...]
Back room deals at the White House
Posted by Moderator on August 8th, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
A Letter from the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center on Nuclear Disarmament
Posted by Moderator on August 7th, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
“Today, I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” ~ President Barack Obama, Prague, April 5, 2009
August 6, 2009
Dear friends,
At 8:15 this morning a moment of silence was observed around the world in commemoration of the 64th year since the US bombed [...]
Pressure Mounts to Double the Forces in Afghanistan
Posted by Moderator on August 5th, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
According to the email newsletter of the group United for Peace and Justice reports that President Barack Obama and top U.S. military commanders are under pressure from influential senators and civilian advisers to more than double the size of Afghan security forces (to 400,000 from 175,000), a commitment that would cost billions of dollars.
Senators Joseph [...]
Senator Tester’s Logging Bill, presented as a wilderness bill, is a pork barrel give-away of roadless areas.
Posted by Moderator on July 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments |
Published in Commentary
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“The Tester Logging Bill makes it clear: If you are an inside player, you get the pork (and the “rocks and ice”). If you’re not an insider, you can go straight to hell.”
FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009
That [...]
Obama’s Betrayal of the Enviromental Community
Posted by Margie on July 6th, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
Meet the Retreads
By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR
Of all of Barack Obama’s airy platitudes about change none were more vaporous than his platitudes about the environment and within that category Obama has had little at all to say about matters concerning public lands and endangered species. He is, it seems, letting his bureaucratic appointments do his talking [...]
Take action on Health Care Reform!
Posted by Margie on June 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments |
— On Thu, 6/25/09, Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org> wrote:
From: Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org>
Subject: The one healthcare email you MUST read
To: “Cena Ewert” <cccenab@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:54 PM
Dear Cena,
Nearly $1.4 Million dollars PER DAY. That’s what the health industry lobby is spending in Washington right now to defeat healthcare reform.1
Let’s fight their [...]
The Heartbreak of Obama’s non-action re Wall Street
Posted by Margie on June 23rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
June 22, 2009
How the Financial Reform Plan Protects the Status Quo
Obama’s (Latest) Surrender to Wall Street
By MICHAEL HUDSON
In reaching across the aisle for Republican support – and no doubt future campaign contributions from the financial sector Pres. Obama is morphing into Joe Lieberman. There also is a touch of Boris Yeltsin in his sponsorship of [...]
Where is Sebelius? Where is Obama? Your Health Depends on Their Participation.
Posted by Margie on June 19th, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
Cenk UygurHost of The Young Turks
Where in the World is Kathleen Sebelius?
Right now, the House and the Senate are about to engage in an epic battle on whether to include the public option in health-care reform or not. Or at least, we hope it’s epic and that the House Democrats don’t lie down on this.
Rep. [...]
Call Baucus and Tester and insist on Single Payer Health Care!
Posted by Margie on June 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment |
Published in Actions, Commentary
Sen. Bernie SandersIndependent U.S. Senator from Vermont
Posted: June 8, 2009 04:08 PM
Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege
Let’s be clear. Our health care system is disintegrating. Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even more are underinsured with high deductibles and co-payments. At a time when 60 million people, including many with [...]
Cowboy Up, Montana Senators, by the Montana Maven (Diane Kamp, Big Timber, Montana)
Posted by Margie on May 23rd, 2009 | Leave a Comment |
Published in Commentary, General Interest
(Moderator’s note: this piece is reposted with permission of the author from the blog Montana Maven’s Opinions Worth Ropin’ )
see: http://montanamaven.com/
Okay, Gail Collins beat me to it. Just when we Montanans were
getting over being made fun of on The Stephen Colbert Show (see:
wrinkles on a dog’s balls jury dodger Montana Man Is Colbert’s Alpha Dog
get [...]
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