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Memo to Congress: On Health Care Vote You Must Choose Between Insurance Companies and Average Americans

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

This is one of the most historic votes you will ever take. Would you have wanted to tell your grandchildren that you were one of the few Democrats that voted against Social Security or Medicare?

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Resisting the Urge to Gossip

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Managers need to find ways to promote informal communication while minimizing destructive gossip and knife-in-the-back criticism that impairs relationships, lowers morale, and decreases productivity.

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The Inside Scoop on Your Introvert Friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, The Friendship Doctor, Introvert's Corner, Living News, Relationships, Sophia Dembling, Shy, Psychology, Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend, Jenna Schnuer, Parties, Facebook, Interview, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, World Hum, Telephone, Introversion, Social Media, Friendship Expert, Friendships, Party, Flyover America, Introvert, Breaking Living News, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Losing friends can be particularly difficult for introverts because we don't surround ourselves with people. We prefer a few intimate friends to lots of less-intense friendships.

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Four Lessons for Democrats in Tuesday's Elections

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Creigh Deeds, Virginia Governors Race, Inspiration, Populist Message, Right Wing Republicans, Breaking News, John Corzine, Club for Growth, New York 23rd Results, Swing Voters, New Jersey Governor Race, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Notwithstanding Republican victories in the N.J. and Virginia governor's races, let's not forget that a lower percentage of Americans now self-identify as Republicans than at any other time in a quarter-century.

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Sweat Lodge Deaths & Self-Help Gurus: A Question of Accountability

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

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Jonathan Ellerby

A Tragic Call To Attention The recent and tragic events that involved three deaths and more than 19 injured and emotionally traumatized at a James Ra...

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When a friend wants more than friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Women, The Friendship Doctor, Boundaries, Living News, Relationships, Tina Tessina, Lesbian, Coming Out, Sexual, Gay, Jealousy, Interview, Advice, Breaking News, Friendship Expert, Dr. Romance, Female, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

It's not unusual for platonic relationships to turn into something different or something more. Whenever this happens, regardless of gender, it can le...

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Why Breaking Up Is So Hard to Do

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Women, The Friendship Doctor, Breakup, Living News, Relationships, Toxic, Best Friends Forever, Loss, Collateral Damage, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Friendship Expert, Workplace, Female Friendship, Work, Breaking Up, Colleague, Breaking Living News, Family, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Women have an extraordinarily difficult time ending their friendships, even very toxic ones. It's not surprising. Like divorce, the potential losses can be staggering, extending well beyond the friendship per se.

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Every Democratic Senator Must Vote to Allow an Up or Down Vote on Health Care

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, President Obama, Public Option, Senate Democrats, Breaking News, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Filibuster, Up or Down Vote, Health Insurance Reform, Cloture, Politics News
Robert Creamer

If a Democratic Senator votes to prevent his party from having an up or down vote on its top domestic priority, he is endangering the political lives of his swing district colleagues. That would be unforgivable.

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Can I Catch My Friend Before She Jumps Off a Cliff (Again?)

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Decisions, Friendship, Friend, Friendship Expert, Friendship Doctor, Judgement, Living News, Relationships, Female, Advice, Living, Breaking News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

"It frustrates me when friends ask for advice, then do the opposite of what I tell them and want me to feel sorry for them from the consequences," writes Liza.

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The Irrelevancy of Network News

Judith Ellis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

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Judith Ellis

Arianna was right to question the networks about their "balloon boy" coverage. Does anybody really wonder why old media is becoming more irrelevant, while new media continues to pave a new path?

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James Ray Death Lodge

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Sweat, Arizona Sweat Lodge Deaths, Jonestown, Sedona Arizona, The Secret, Spiritual Gurus, James Ray, Native American Rituals, Spiritual-Warrior, Sweat Lodge, Self-Help, Breaking News, Living News
Christine Whelan

The obvious question is: Why did these men and women stay in such a hostile environment, even as their lungs burned from the heat and they felt themselves slipping into unconsciousness?

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The Dominance of the Financial Sector Has Become a Mortal Danger to Our Economic Security

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

The financial sector, including the big insurance companies, has morphed into a cancer growing on our economy -- a cancer that could easily strangle our prospects for long-term economic security.

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Growing Momentum for Public Option

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking News, Public Health Insurance, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Senate Finance Committee, Public Option, Health Insurance Reform, No Public Option, Public Option Senate Finance Committee, Politics News
Robert Creamer

With just 2 votes short of passage Tuesday, the odds are now very high that some form of public health insurance option will be included on the final reform bill.

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Could You Be a Toxic friend? 5 Sure Signs

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Reciprocal, Boundaries, Living News, Invasive, Moody, Dumped, Needy, Lie, Toxic, Insecure, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Volatile, Depressed, Friendship Doctor, Brag, Blunt, Relationships, Balance, Female, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

If you're finding that you're having frequent conflicts, you have to consider whether there's something you are doing or saying that's sabotaging your own friendships.

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Don't Americans Deserve a Health Care System as Good as the One In France?

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

We spend $7,290 per person on health care and end up in 37th place. They spend only $3,601 and they are number one. That's just not right.

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Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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Time to Just Say No to Giant Corporate "Parasites" -- and Recognize Them for What They Are

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Health Insurance Plan, President Obama, Parasites, Public Option, Blackwater, Anti-Trust Laws, Health Care Reform, Breaking News, Banks, Private Military Security Contractors, Medicare Advantage, Health Insurance, Student Loan Programs, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The corporate parasites are the loudest defenders of "free markets" and the most vociferous opponents of "government takeovers," when in fact they exist by feeding off the taxpayers.

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BFFs Until They Grew Apart

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Bff, Benign Neglect, Living News, Longevity, Relationships, Daily Mail, Best Friends Forever, Adele Parks, Dumped, Best Friend, Breaking Living News, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

In Western culture, women are often judged by their ability to make and keep friends, so the demise of a friendship is experienced as a failure.

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Speed-Friending: Helping Busy Women to Connect

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Making Friends, National Women's Friendship Month, Breaking News, Relationships, GirlfriendCircles.Com, New Friends, Speed-Friending, Shasta Nelson, Living, Breaking Living News, Irene S. Levine, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Sad but true: The large majority of female friendships come to an end. So women need to replenish their inventory from time to time.

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Wilson Is the Poster "Child" for the New Republican Party

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

The other night, Joe Wilson etched his political legacy into the wall of American history. He will forever be the poster child that symbolizes the new Republican Party.

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The Health Care Question Should Be About the Insurance Industry Stranglehold, Not a "Government Takeover"

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deny Care, Public Health Insurance Plan, Concentration of Health Care Insurance, Private Health Insurance Companies, President Obama, Public Option, Breaking News, Recsion, Pre-Existing Conditions, Ahip, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The battle is on. Remind your Members of Congress that none of them took an oath to protect the profits of private insurance companies.

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Am I My Friend's Keeper?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, The Friendship Doctor, Women, Living News, Toxic, Relationships, Needy, Overwhelmed, Advice, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Neediness, Female, Living, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Over the past six months I've been friends with a 25-year-old girl, and I'm a 37-year-old woman. She is where I used to be: bingeing, playing the victim role, can't find love, affection, or the attention she needs.

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Crossing Washington Square: A Chick Lit Author Hits Her Stride

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Friend, Women, Joanne Rendell, Manhattan U, Living News, Relationships, Friendship by the Book, Irene S. Levine, Breaking News, Competition, Professor, The Professors’ Wives Club, Friendship, Crossing Washington Square, Nyu, Female, Chick Lit, New York University, Breaking Living News, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Joanne Rendell, author of Crossing Washington Square. This is intelligent chick lit, an engaging story beautifully told.

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Why Health Insurance Reform Will Pass This Fall -- It's the High Political Ground

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Organize for America, Afscme, Public Health Insurance Plan, Health Care for America Now, President Obama, Public Option, Breaking News, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Reform, Seiu, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Creamer

You have to wonder if there shouldn't be a penalty for pundits who make self-assured predictions that are regularly wrong, and yet continue to be treated as if they know what they're talking about.

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Take That! Moms in Capes Bust Healthcare Myths Across the Nation

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Women, Obama Healthcare, Health Care Reform, Breaking Politics News, Moms, Health Care, Momsrising, Breaking News, Living News
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

SuperMoms dressed in red capes are distributing powerful truth flyers to passersby to educate them about what health care reform will really do and how it will help.

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