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The Coffeehouse Pediatrician
Region: United StatesIf anyone exemplifies our national need for single-payer healthcare it is Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett. I first met Dr. Mimi a few months ago at a coffeehouse in Petaluma, California. It was easy to notice her warm smile. I... more
Views: 545Homeless People Booted from California Underpass
Region: CaliforniaI cannot describe the anger I felt today watching Kara Finnstrom's report on homeless caves in Los Angeles. A road crew supervisor with Cal trans, Albert Miramontes, admits he had only cleaned the underpass five ti... more
Views: 437The Gospel of Propane
Region: New JerseyGrowing up in New Jersey, I never came upon communities like these. In Ocean County, behind the McDonald's, or alongside the BJ's, scores of homeless people live in tents in the woods. Many have no identification, making i... more
Views: 2151Are Attacks Against The Homeless An Act of Hate?
Region: United StatesThere is an article that has been posted on TIME.com that addresses the issue of violence committed against the homeless. On October 9 55-year-old John Robert McGraham was murdered in Los Angeles, California. It was a very... more
Views: 41260 Dalit Families Displaced
Region: NepalFeudal lords in Sunsari district of Nepal have forcefully dispalced almost Dalit families. Reports say these feudal lords are personal sypathizers of outcoming Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. The displaced landless n... more
Views: 499Iraq War Costs Vs. Spending On Citizens
Region: United StatesWe all know the Iraq War is costing a lot of money, and I mean a lot, according to costofwar.com $505,669,850,000 has been spent on the Iraq war so far and rising every second by nearly $5,000. If yo... more
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