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Weekly Pulse: Paul Ryan's Medicare Swindle

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.13.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Robert Parry in In These Times examines how Paul Ryan's budget test would turn healthcare for the elde...

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Weekly Audit: Crashing the Koch's Billionaire Caucus

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Oil barons Charles and David Koch held their annual billionaires' summit in Palm Springs on Sunday, Na...

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Weekly Pulse: White House Takes Offensive Against Health Care Repeal

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger This week, House Republicans will hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill is expecte...

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The Biggest Election Showdown is WHERE?

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Pollan said "For the food movement," this may be "the most important election this year." Slow Food chef Kurt Michael Friese named it, The Mo...

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Weekly Diaspora: Hitting Immigrant Kids Where It Hurts

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger After a long summer of name-calling and absurd attempts to deny birthright citizenship to children ...

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Weekly Pulse: Rotten Eggs, Drowsy Doctors, and Expensive Insurance

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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Weekly Pulse: Rotten Eggs, Drowsy Doctors, and Expensive Insuranceby Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Tainted egg shell game The Iowa chap...

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Weekly Audit: Why Are Unemployment Benefits A Major Political Fight?

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Zach Carter, Media Consortium blogger Congress finally authorized an extension of unemployment benefits on Wednesday, providing a critical life...

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Weekly Diaspora: Boycotting Arizona

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Erin Rosa, Media Consortium blogger Anti-immigrant fervor could be more costly than Arizona lawmakers expected. Thanks to SB 1070, a new law that r...

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Weekly Audit: Senate Republicans Nix Jobs Bill

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Annie Shields, Media Consortium blogger It looks as if election-year strategies are trumping any actual problem-solving by Republican lawmakers. In...

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Weekly Pulse: Obama to Push for Reconciliation

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Today, President Barack Obama will deliver a speech to Congress outlining his plan to move forward on ...

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Daily Pulse: It Could Happen to You

Lindsay Beyerstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Opponents of health care reform are trying to pit the insured against everyone else.

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Weekly Immigration Wire: It's a Multicultural World, After All

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an increasingly connected world, our immigration policy impacts the health and well-being of many peoples and economies.

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Fred Thompson: "Iraq War Going Well"

The Iowa Independent | Douglas Burns | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iowa Independent fellow and (Carroll) Daily Times Herald reporter and columnist Douglas Burns spent about 15 minutes speaking one-on-one with Republic...

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