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Health Care for America NOW

We must act now–together–to get quality, affordable health care for everyone.
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Campaign for America’s Future has joined with other groups to forge a new coalition effort to solve the health care crisis in America. Health Care for America Now, a massive national grassroots campaign launching today, will [...]

Posted 08 July 2008 † admin § health care ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

The financial cost of war

Just How Much Is the Iraq War Costing Us Each Minute? The War in Iraq costs $720 Million a day. That’s $500,000 a minute. That’s $8333 a second. This video, brought to you by American Friends Service Committee, , and Antiwar.com, puts the obscene costs of war into perspective.

Posted 30 June 2008 † admin § peace ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Compared to other countries, U.S. flunks in teacher pay

Recent research has highlighted the important role of teachers in fostering student achievement. However, the United States lags significantly behind other countries in teacher compensation, which adversely impacts efforts to recruit high-quality teachers. In South Korea and Germany, starting salaries for teachers are about 141% of per capita GDP, while the figure for the United States [...]

Posted 04 April 2008 † admin § education ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Stop Bush’s Stimulus Package; It’s a Give-Away to the Wealthiest

Unemployment is climbing. The stock market is dropping. The housing boom is bust. Corporate earnings are tanking. The nation’s economy is in the worst shape it’s been in years. Maybe even headedtoward recession. Working families are worried. [Last week] the Bush administration proposed a growth package of as much as $150 billion, which insiders familiar with the details say may [...]

Posted 24 January 2008 † admin § Poverty & inequality ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,