Cut the Health Care Middlemen

Cut the Health Care Middlemen

June 01, 2009 | 4 Comments

Thirty-one percent of every health care dollar spent in the US is profit for the private health insurance middlemen who deny coverage to anyone who may actually need health care!  Result: 46 million Americans do…

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North-Atlantic Drift

North-Atlantic Drift

June 01, 2009 | 5 Comments

William Chadwick By Will Chadwick June 1, 2009 I moved to San Francisco from London almost two weeks ago, and have been surprised in that I have not had to do quite as much readjusting…

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Estulin’s “True Story of the Bilderberg Group”
and What They May Be Planning Now

June 01, 2009 | 1 Comment

By Stephen Lendman June 1, 2009 For over 14 years, Daniel Estulin has investigated and researched the Bilderberg Group’s far-reaching influence on business and finance, global politics, war and peace, and control of the world’s…

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Social Safety Nets and the Budget Crisis

Social Safety Nets and the Budget Crisis

May 31, 2009 | 2 Comments

California’s economic crisis is forcing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to impose catastrophic budget cuts to life-sustaining social safety net programs, cuts that will greatly impact the most vulnerable in society. Photo by Luke Thomas By Ralph…

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No Justice From Our Justices

No Justice From Our Justices

May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments

By Jill Chapin May 29, 2009 Proposition 8 has been upheld in California to legally prevent two people in love from marrying each other, for the sole reason that they share the same genitalia. Don’t…

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Renewable Energy Can Supply America’s New Energy Demand

Renewable Energy Can Supply
America’s New Energy Demand

May 28, 2009 | 4 Comments

By Dennis Markatos-Soriano, American Forum May 28, 2009 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission director Jon Wellinghoff recently stated that the U.S. may not need any new coal or nuclear power plants. Due to our tremendous renewable…

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San Francisco Reacts to Prop 8 Decision

San Francisco Reacts to Prop 8 Decision

May 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

A performance artist  stood on the ledge of the Martin Luther King Memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens during an evening rally following the California Supreme Court’s decision that upheld Proposition 8. Photos by Luke Thomas…

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