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Category Archives: Commentary
Back room deals at the White House
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 … Continue reading
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A Letter from the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center on Nuclear Disarmament
“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 … Continue reading
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Pressure Mounts to Double the Forces in Afghanistan
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 … Continue reading
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Senator Tester’s Logging Bill, presented as a wilderness bill, is a pork barrel give-away of roadless areas.
<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> “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 … Continue reading
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Obama’s Betrayal of the Enviromental Community
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 … Continue reading
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Take action on Health Care Reform!
— 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 … Continue reading
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The Heartbreak of Obama’s non-action re Wall Street
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 … Continue reading
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Where is Sebelius? Where is Obama? Your Health Depends on Their Participation.
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. … Continue reading
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Call Baucus and Tester and insist on Single Payer Health Care!
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 … Continue reading
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What part of “Yes, we Can” does he not understand?
President Obama spent last weekend making signals about a move away from a public option in health care reform and toward something he called “health insurance reform.” The predictable outcry from his supporters caused the White House to try to … Continue reading →