Joel Wendland-Liu
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu
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U.S.
Senate committee passes health bill
October 13, 2009After an eleventh hour push by health insurance lobbyists to derail reform by threatening to raise premiums if a reform bill passes, the Senate Finance Committee passed its version of a reform bill with a bipartisan...
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U.S.
If that’s socialized medicine, I’m for it
October 8, 2009A bipartisan group of more than 1,000 state lawmakers have signed a letter to Congress calling for real health reform that includes a public option, according to a recent press conference call organized by the Progressive...
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Labor
Workers will see a recovery?
October 5, 2009Demands are growing to use leftover bailout money to provide jobs for the unemployed.
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U.S.
Swine flu vaccine on the way
September 26, 2009Preparations for this year's flu season seem well underway as the H1N1 virus sweeps the country.
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U.S.
Health insurance premiums grow faster than wages
September 24, 2009While wage growth, impacted by inflation, has eroded steadily over the past decade, the cost of a typical health insurance plan has grown as much as 150 percent, a new report put out by the Obama...
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U.S.
American public behind climate change bill
September 23, 2009While a strong majority of American voters continue to support climate change legislation which would control pollution that causes global warming and would create a new generation of "green jobs," much of corporate America and its...
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U.S.
Repeal of DOMA introduced in House
September 19, 2009The House of Representatives took a step this week toward repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 federal ban on marriage equality that singles out same-sex couples for exclusion, when a group of more...
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U.S.
Senate health bill harms immigrants, children
September 19, 2009Provisions in the initial draft of the Senate Finance Committee's health reform proposal dealing with immigration issues has sparked outrage from immigration reform advocates. Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, on a conference call with...
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