Posted on June 28th, 2009 by Jim
It is time for President Barack Obama and CEQ chief Nancy Sutley to make their FIRST visit to a mountaintop removal moonscape and coal slurry impoundment and bear witness to the impact of the Obama administration’s regulatory strip-mining policies on affected coalfield residents. For other posts, see Deviltower’s DailyKos roundup: http://devilstower.dailykos.com/ )
via Jeff Biggers: Sunday [...]
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Filed under: Environment, Ethical Living, Government, Health, Labor, Politics, Take Back America
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Jim
Take Action!
On June 17th, Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) introduced the Broadband Internet Fairness Act (HR 2902) in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s the first piece of legislation introduced to put a stop to unreasonable Internet Overcharging.
This critical bill faces opposition from entrenched lobbying interests representing broadband providers who want to put a stop [...]
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Filed under: The Internet
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Jim
The people wearing the uninsured wristband are spreading a personal message:
“I’m uninsured, you may not know why, but now you know my face. Maybe I look like you or someone you love. I’m uninsured and scared of being without health insurance in this country. Maybe my health is already suffering from [...]
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Filed under: Health, Politics, Take Back America
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Jim
Health insurers have forced consumers to pay billions of dollars in medical bills that the insurers themselves should have paid, according to a report released today by the staff of the Senate Commerce Committee.
via AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Take a guess who ripped off consumers/patients for billions?.
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Filed under: Health, Politics, Take Back America
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Jim
Whereas:
46 million Americans are currently without health insurance;
60 million Americans, both insured and uninsured, have inadequate access to primary care due to a shortage of physicians and other health service providers in their community;
100 million Americans have no insurance to cover dental needs;
116 million adults, nearly two-thirds of all non-seniors, struggled to [...]
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Filed under: Ethical Living, Health, Politics, Take Back America
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Jim
They Rule allows you to create maps of the interlocking directories of the top companies in the US in 2004.
The data was collected from their websites and SEC filings in early 2004, so it may not be completely accurate – companies merge and disappear and directors shift boards.
via THEY RULE.
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Filed under: Economics, General, Government, Health, Labor, Politics, Science, Take Back America
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Jim
The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, we invite you to actively participate in shaping the future of Data.gov [...]
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Filed under: Government, Take Back America
Posted on June 22nd, 2009 by Jim
Dean Baker looks at the health insurance industry and health reform;
Supreme Court will not hear Plame lawsuit;
David Swanson looks at what we now know about Blair and Bush memos;
Mexican drug cartels armed with guns from US;
Congress may prevent EPA from requiring emissions reports from factory farms;
interview with a renowned organizer of day laborers;
one in four [...]
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Filed under: Politics
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by Jim
singlepayer from DBechler of SPN-ansrs 2 y #singlepayers say NO to PUBLIC OPT compromise http://twitdoc.com/c/hk9syk
via Twitter.
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Filed under: Ethical Living, Health, Politics
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by Jim
Seeds of Deception, the explosive exposé by Jeffrey M. Smith, documents significant health dangers of genetically modified (GM) foods and the intense industry influence and political corruption that allow them on the market. Hailed as the best book on the topic, many believe that the revelations in this book can topple an industry.
via Home – [...]
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Filed under: Ethical Living, Health, Politics