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Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!
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The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNA’s Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. Their insurance provider, CIGNA, denied them coverage even though they had been covered by the family’s former insurer. The incident marked just the latest chapter in the family’s […]
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As Baucus Unveils Health Plan Absent of Public Option, New Study Finds 45,000 Uninsured Die Every Year A long-awaited healthcare bill from Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus includes no public option and would require almost all Americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty. This comes as a new study finds that nearly 45,000 […]
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The Green Party of the United States has released its rebuttal to President Obama’s speech before Congress on September 9, 2009, in which he encouraged US Representatives and Senators to support his health care reform plan. America needs Medicare For All/Single-Payer, not a life-support system for insurance companies and HMOs Whether Obamacare passes or the […]
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Single Payer vs. Public Option Nick Skala was in a bit of shock. In early June, he was invited to speak before the Progressive Caucus of the House of Representatives about single payer health care. There are about 71 members of the House who belong to the Progressive Caucus — about a third of the […]
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from Raw Story Insurers’ delays are ‘almost … like murder,’ Sutton said The woman whose life inspired the 1979 film Norma Rae has died of cancer after struggling with her health insurance company, which had delayed her treatment. Crystal Lee Sutton was 68. She had struggled for several years with meningioma, a form of brain […]
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h/t to my cousin Abby. Here is a little song celebrating our position at #37 in the world in healthcare.
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“California’s Real Death Panels” – Data Reveals California’s Private Insurers Deny 21% of Claims President Obama begins his final drive for healthcare reform tonight with a nationally televised prime-time address to a joint session of Congress. His speech comes after an explosive August recess consumed by raucous town halls and talk of government-run âdeath panels.â […]
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Hmm . . . . The Democrats and Republicans are both dominated by corpoations that have kept us from being the only industrialized nation in the world without single payer universal healthcare. Wonder what a political party not dominated by corporate contribution would be like?
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In Durham, North Carolina this July, delegates at the Annual National Meeting of the Green Party of the United States chose working for a Single Payer Health Care System as one of the top priorities for the coming year. The Green Party has taken a strong stand, based in experience, to reform our nation’s health […]
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Percentage change since 2002 in average premiums paid to large US health-insurance companies: +87%
Percentage change in the profits of the top ten insurance companies: +428%
Chances that an American bankrupted by medical bills has health insurance: 7 in 10
—Harper’s Index, September 2009
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Politics in this country is routinely described as a battle between liberals who want a larger role for government and conservatives who favor a smaller role. This framing is completely wrong, but the conservatives insist on using it because it helps advance their agenda. Liberals tend to accept it because they like to lose. In […]
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