Health Advocate McGuire Speaks Out for Single-Payer (tags)
Andrew McGuire, who's been active in grass-roots health campaigns for over 35 years, came to San Diego May 7 to speak at the First Unitarian-Universalist Church as part of his campaign to get a single-payer health care system enacted and operating in California. McGuire was eloquent about the "immoral, demeaning and lethal" health care system the U.S. has now, and the political pressures making reform impossible at the federal level,but even some progressives in his audience were concerned about details in the plan he was promoting.
GOVERNOR PROPOSES RECKLESS CUTS TO PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER PROVEN RESULTS TO VETERANS (tags)
On Veterans Day, (Tuesday November 11th) disabled veterans and the workers who provide their home care will rally to demand Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers protect efficient programs that provide proven results to taxpayers—like the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program.
Malt Liquor: Targeting A Community (tags)
Certain types of alcohol, specifically malt liquor, are marketed in impoverished communities of color. Alco-snacks are market to kids.
CNN ATTEMPS TO JUSTIFY HADITHA MASSACRE (tags)
CNN in its latest affront to journalistic integrity recently featured an apologist who stated that American war criminals were within their rights to go from house-to-house killing innocent women and children in Haditha, Iraq.
Beyond the laughter and tears, I the provider of my kingdom, The nurture of my seeds, The incubation of an injustice that man set forth for me. My daughters and sons follow after my pain.
INTERNET ACTIVIST NETWORK IN NY EVICTED FROM BY DOW, VERIO (tags)
Bowing to pressure from the Dow Chemical Corporation, the internet company Verio has booted the activist-oriented Thing.net from the Web.
Before and after pictures of medical marijuana provider Genesis 1:29 garden. Stop DEA Terrorism!
"We could be back online with no losses tomorrow. It could be a week including huge losses of content, loss of our sustainer and other databases, etc."