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First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office

First "Corporate Person" Runs for Political Office

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Feb 01, 2010 04:24 PM |
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To show how ludicrous an idea is, sometimes you have to take it seriously.

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Veteran Fasts for Peace

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Nov 21, 2009 12:41 PM |
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Concerned for the mental health of soldiers, Thomas Mahany wrote a letter asking President Obama to "deal with the cause, not just the effect" of war's trauma by bringing troops home.

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Scoring Transit and Walkability

Scoring Transit and Walkability

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Nov 06, 2009 05:34 PM |
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Walk Score, a website that ranks the walkability of neighborhoods, now includes public transit in its rankings. Realtors say a good Walk Score rating adds major value to property listings.

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Support for Health Care Reform on the Rise

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Oct 07, 2009 05:14 PM |
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Support for reform rebounds after a summer of widely-publicized misinformation campaigns.

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Health Care Déjà Vu

Health Care Déjà Vu

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Aug 28, 2009 12:48 PM |

Can reform that does not build on the universal right to health care be successful?

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Mourning a Health Care Champion

Mourning a Health Care Champion

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Aug 26, 2009 01:40 PM |
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Ted Kennedy never stopped fighting to make health care in this nation what it already was in his eyes: a universal, fundamental right of all Americans.

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Happy Birthday, Medicare

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jul 30, 2009 05:20 PM |
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On Medicare’s 44th birthday, we should be learning from its example. Instead, we’re trapped in the same cycle that almost destroyed it.

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Back to Basics

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jul 17, 2009 10:10 AM |
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As Congressional negotiation heats up, what health care reforms can't be compromised?

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Health Care That Is Just Too Good

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jul 03, 2009 06:00 AM |
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What opponents of the "public option" are saying now.

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Why Businesses and Economists Are Backing the Health Care "Public Option"

Why Businesses and Economists Are Backing the Health Care "Public Option"

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jun 25, 2009 11:25 AM |
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Economists and small business leaders are stepping up their support for an option they say could save the economy.

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Doctors Just Want to Be Doctors

Doctors Just Want to Be Doctors

Posted by Brooke Jarvis at Jun 18, 2009 02:30 PM |
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Why most physicians want real health care reform.

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