by Mike Hall Elizabeth Edwards says voters should take a close look at Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain’s plan, one she says is far from the “straight talk” McCain so frequently claims he’s all about. Edwards’ concern over the future of the nation’s health care system is shared by most of those […]
McCain: Working Families to Blame for Mortgage Mess
by Seth Michaels, Mar 25, 2008 Across the country, the collapse of the housing market has created a crisis of foreclosures that is dragging down the economy. Finding a fair solution for this mess should be a top priority of the next president. So presidential candidate Sen. John McCain must have a plan […]
26,000 Share Top Health Concerns in AFL-CIO Survey
by Mike Hall, Mar 25, 2008 In Veneta, Ore., Dorene relies on a unique form of health care coverage. The laid-off manufacturing worker, whose job was shipped overseas in 2006, says she is: "on the faith-based health care system. I pray I don’t get sick. Oh yeah, I’m a cancer survivor and I haven’t done […]
Sick in America? You’re on Your Own
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), knows what ails the nation’s sick health care system. The AFL-CIO Executive Council member says Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s health proposals don’t even come close to a cure. In this crosspost from Huffington Post, DeMoro dissects McCain’s health care […]
A Glimpse into War Journalism
A few days ago, I asked a journalist “how would you cover a war on the perspective of global journalism?” First, he surprised than he answered me that he is a crime reporter not a war reporter. I told him just to guess. This time he was a bit specific and answered, “it is difficult […]
How to Live on Less
Part 17 in the series on how to be successfully self-employed You’re on a mission to get to the place where you can quit your job and generate your own income. One of the strategies that will get you there is to live on less. By “living on less,” I’m not suggesting a Thoreau-like […]