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Pass Public Option in 2009 or Face Electoral Challenges in 2010

Cross-posted at the Public Option Health Care Now blog.As I read Ruth Marcus' absurd arguments in the Washington Post today against a public option for health care, and as I follow the debate in other articles doubting that a public option is politically feasible, I become...

opinion by francislholland | 26 wks ago
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Officials told not to enforce medicare laws

"Internal Health Ministry documents reveal the BC government deliberately and consciously decided not to enforce laws that protect patients from user fees charged by doctors or private for-profit clinics for services covered by public health insurance."See alsoDocuments...

created by mike_yvr | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Dennis Kucinich's Recovery Plan

Once again, Dennis Kucinich presents a clear analysis along with rational suggestions for real solutions. ..and 'borrowing' trillions of dollars from Social Security is not a solution!EXCERPT: "The same corporate interests that profited from the closing of U.S. factories, the...

created by Maireid Sullivan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Google Offers Powerful Tools for Free, Will Monetize Later

"Google's first developer conference, I/O, was definitely a huge success for the company. Hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it attracted more than 2,900 developers despite the $400 they had to pay to get in. However, Google made sure everybody got their money's...

created by stvalentine | 1 year ago
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Wikia Launches OpenServing Blog Platform

"Wikia, the for-profit project from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, announced a project called OpenServing today. OpenServing is a community content platform that will provide free storage, bandwidth, software and computing power. What's more, they'll give site owners...