2009
Coalition hails budget win as ‘down payment’
May 5, 2009The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) and other defenders of low and middle income people greeted Congress’ passage of a $3.44 trillion FY-2010 Budget Resolution with billions for healthcare, education and “green jobs.” The non-binding spending...
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Hospitals not ready for swine flu
May 5, 2009“I can’t honestly say that my hospital is ready to protect the health and safety of our workers during a potential pandemic.” The words were those of a top level administrator at one of the largest...
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Obama, reform and the role of the left
May 2, 2009After the first, perhaps over analyzed, hundred days of the Obama administration, it is fair to say that President Obama is a reformer and we are entering an era of reforms, possibly radical reforms.
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LETTERS
May 1, 2009Life-changing I am a 45-year old man who, like a lot of other people, has a “story” to tell about myself. In the late fall of 2001, I underwent corrective heart surgery after I became sick...
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Obama needs a new policy on Colombia
May 1, 2009The Obama administration has yet to be heard from on Colombia. The Colombia military alliance remains strong, as indicated by U.S. use of bases there to replace Ecuador’s Manta air base from which U.S. troops and...
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