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How secure is your retirement? Social Security privatization scams young and old
January 7, 2005Over the past two decades, the entire structure of retirement security, as well as other public and social programs, has come under increasing attack from corporations, White House administrations and the ultra-right. This assault has greatly...
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New OSHA boss adds insult to injury
January 7, 2005U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao announced on Dec. 14, 2004, the appointment of Jonathan Snare as the deputy assistant secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to replace the outgoing OSHA head John Henshaw. Although...
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Indian patent law threatens low-cost drugs
January 7, 2005NEW DELHI — India, which is part of the World Trade Organization, may have to change its patent laws. The government is considering amending the Indian Patent Act of 1970, which would introduce patent protection for...
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Will 2005 mark the end of polio?
January 7, 2005Polio is a disease that invades the spinal cord and brain, causing muscle weakness and atrophy, and, in severe cases, permanent paralysis or death. The polio virus lives and replicates in the intestines and spreads either...
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Rich will be richer, rest will become sicker
January 7, 2005Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were created as part of the Medicare drug legislation. The Bush administration has promoted this concept as a magic bullet that will both rein in the cost of health care and broaden...
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