Opinion
Don’t let right-wing astroturfers scare Americans into silence
August 8, 2009Opinion ST. LOUIS — While a healthy, public debate around health care reform positively reinforces our proud democratic traditions, heckling, yelling, disrupting and even assaulting those you disagree with doesn't. But that's exactly what's happening here...
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Congress losing patience with lending industry on foreclosure prevention
August 8, 2009Original source: Rep. Barney Frank, D. Mass., chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, is taking a hard line with the lending industry for failing to take action to prevent more foreclosures. In a statement...
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Beware: Astroturfing harmful to democracy
August 5, 2009Mob rule sweeps America, Big Insurance hires storm troopers Athletes complain about it. Astroturf causes injuries. And now the fake grass spread on many a field across the country has a new meaning. “Astroturfing” and “Astroturf...
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Minimum wage hike still leaves workers short
August 5, 2009ST. PAUL - (Workday Minnesota) On July 24, the federal minimum wage rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, an increase of 70 cents or just over 10 percent. For full-time minimum wage workers, the raise...
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Health insurance companies send me birthday greetings so why I am nervous?
August 5, 2009I'm turning 65 soon and the only people who have sent me birthday greetings so far are private, for-profit health insurance companies. While I have yet to receive a single card from any friend or family...
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