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Harry Reid Got 60, Working Americans Got Zero

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Private health insurance companies showed the real power of their muscle after Saturday’s senate vote. Despite Harry Reid’s win in getting the 60 votes he need to move the health care bill forward, in the end, the legislation would do little to help working class Americans because it did not include a public option. In [...]

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December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Headlines,health care,Politics | Read More »

Obama: From “Hope & Change” To Hopeless Status Quo Part 1

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It is almost one year since President Obama took office, the expectations were high not only in America but across the world. In that time frame, President Obama’s approval rating has gone down by 20 percent in the polls as more people realized that he didn’t have a “vision for changing the world”, but instead [...]

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December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Business,Business Editorial,Feature,Headlines,health care,Opinion,Photo Gallery | Read More »

Senator Lieberman “Socks” — A Puppet Show

This video by MoveOn.org is making the rounds on blogs and Progressive websites everywhere, we also wanted to show it to you in case you’ve missed it.

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December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Videos | Read More »

Copenhagen’s Fiasco: If Leaders Don’t Lead, The People Will

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This is the latest draft of the so called “Copenhagen Accord”, a shameful absolutely non-binding agreement likely to go down in history as one of the biggest global failure of world leaders in tackling an unprecedented crisis. The accord is a toothless cop out which only “recognizes” the scientific case for keeping temperature rise to [...]

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December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Environment,Headlines,World News | Read More »

How To Keep Track Of Politicians’ Voting Track Records, A Guide

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What’s the point of opening a savings account if you don’t care if the bank is giving you a good interest rate or not. It’s same with electing our political leaders to office — just because you register to vote and cast your ballot it doesn’t mean that you won’t have to keep an eye [...]

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December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Headlines,Photo Gallery,Politics | Read More »

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