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June 2007



OUR SiCKO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Saturday, 30 June 2007 12:31 P GMT-07
Michael Moore's new film, SiCKO, adds to the momentum building up for a NEW healthcare system that is universal, comprehensive and single-payer in nature. Think "Medicare for all."

THE CHILD IS FATHER OF THE MAN

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:20 A GMT-07
The death of children in Iraq is sad and tragic, but those that survive are experiencing great trauma and terror that will have lasting consequences that may produce an even more violent generation.

THE OTHER U.S. CASUALTIES

Monday, 25 June 2007 11:27 A GMT-07
Casualty reports usually only mention the numbers killed in Bush's illegal and unnecessary war. We seldom hear about the much larger numbers that have suffered debilitating wounds, both physical and mental.

PROTECT CHILDREN NOT GUNS

Tuesday, 19 June 2007 4:19 P GMT-07
America is addicted to guns. We must treat that addiction by reducing gun proliferation and violence. We must start protecting children instead of protecting guns.

A COALITION OF THE GREEDY

Saturday, 16 June 2007 12:04 P GMT-07
The corporatization of America is one of the prime objectives of the Bush administration, but it's ramifications are little understood by most Americans. Jim Hightower examines the details of the "coalition of the greedy" that underlies this plan.

SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE IS OVERDUE

Friday, 15 June 2007 12:01 P GMT-07
When it comes to healthcare we need a comprehensive new program not just a few cosmetic changes to our present system. A single-payer national health insurance program is the best way to go.

THE PLOTS THICKEN

Tuesday, 12 June 2007 2:11 P GMT-07
The plot by the Bush administration to "privatize" the popular Social Scurity program failed, so they now have switched to a stealth aproach in their campaign to privatize the also popular Medicare program.

WHERE VALOR SLEEPS

Monday, 11 June 2007 1:43 P GMT-07
Not until voters decide to punish, rather than reward, the fearmongering that has characterized the Bush administration, will the nightmare of it's reign be ended.

ADDICTED TO VIOLENCE

Friday, 8 June 2007 10:07 A GMT-07
Americans are addicted to gun violence and children are among the largest group of victims. Since 1968 over 1,000,000 Americans have been killed by firearms in the U.S., more than all the wartime deaths in our nation's hitory.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Wednesday, 6 June 2007 9:28 A GMT-07
Some common euphemisms are used to disguise terrible actions or events. The "collateral damage" of the Iraq war, is greater than we realize, and is the result of "friendly fire."

IRAQ: IMPERIAL AIMS OF EMPIRE

Tuesday, 5 June 2007 12:45 P GMT-07
All indications are that the Bush plan is to establish long=term semi-permanent military bases in Iraq in direct contradiction to the Iraq spending bill he just signed into law.