Saturday, November 28:
Patrick J. O'Donoghue:
New push in Venezuela's agrarian reform arouses violent verbal PR reaction
A recent push by the Agriculture & Lands (MAT) Ministry and the National Lands Institute (INTI) to recover more land for peasants in Guarico State and Lake Maracaibo South Bank has aroused a violent verbal and PR reaction by ranchers and opposition media, accusing the government of imitating Richard Mugabe's land grab of farms belonging to white farmers in Zimbabwe.
Wednesday, November 25:
Kevin Gosztola:
Single Payer Advocates Address Deep Flaws in Democratic Health Bill (5 comments)
On the day before Thanksgiving, members of single payer advocacy organizations gathered for a press conference to voice strong concerns with a Democratic health bill that they feel fails to address the biggest problems with health care in America.
Monday, November 23:
Kathy Malloy:
Bah, Humbug! (2 comments)
Where are we, Truthseekers, when our lawmakers are so terrified of Big Insurance and Big Pharma that such obscene political contortions are necessary even to consider the possibility that a reform bill can be discussed?
Kevin Gosztola:
Rejecting the Narrative for Health Reform in America, Believing in a Better Way (9 comments)
To the extent that politicians in Washington, D.C. have not attempted reform of this magnitude with a concerted effort for a decade (perhaps, decades depending on how you regard Hillary Clinton's past efforts), the recent votes on health reform in the House two weeks ago and in the Senate this weekend are historic.
But the dominant political culture has channeled righteous outrage into something terribly inadequate.
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Wednesday, November 25:
James Fox:
Bank Foreclosure Prevention Program by Citi Up by 20 Percent
The bank foreclosure prevention program of CitiMortgage has been improving significantly. CEO Sanjiv Das also said that the bank has started implementing principal reduction for some deserving borrowers.
Monday, November 23:
MC Kean:
*If a Tree Falls: If a Patient is Assaulted Under Anesthesia
This is the first chapter of a book being written to educate and effect change in practices, attitudes, and policies within the health care industry by educating you the public and empowering you to act for change. Access and Cost are issues that need to be addressed and can be addressed with a Single Payer, Universal Access for all system. But what about quality and patient rights? Learn, be empowered and act.
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Monday, November 23:
Joan Brunwasser:
Part Two: Talking with Investigative Journalist Margie Burns on Health Care (6 comments)
The question to ask opponents of health care reform legislation should be simple and clear: Are you in favor of letting carriers get away with bad-faith practices such as denying claims fraudulently? Not answering their phones? Not explaining denials to policyholders? No? Then how do you propose to deal with the problem?
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