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The health bridge is falling down

March 14, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Ever heard of COBRA? You probably have if you lost a job and were offered the opportunity to keep your health coverage. Under the 1986 Consolidated Omnibus Benefit Reconciliation Act (COBRA), workers who are laid off...

National Clips

March 14, 2003

DENTON, Tex.: Books not bombs Approximately 400 students walked out of class, March 5, and gathered on the University of North Texas free speech area to protest the impending war in Iraq. A coalition of UNT...

Bush to poor people: Drop dead

March 7, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

The latest outrage of the Bush White House is the brutal attempt to kill the 40-year-old federal Medicaid program, the health program that is the final health and safety net for the unemployed, the disabled, the...

National Clips

March 7, 2003 By Evelina Alarcon

PITTSBURGH: 124th city on the peace list / BALTIMORE: Peace ‘illegal’ in suburban mall / SAN FRANCISCO: Stock exchange pres. against war / DETROIT: Marchers to High Court: ‘Save affirmative action’ / DALLAS: Driving while Black...

Epidemics and cutbacks grip NYC

February 28, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

Community health epidemics are now facing almost every big city in the country and some rural areas also.