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Health, Jobs and Deficit Reduction! In One Easy Package!

Chris Norwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Deficit Reduction, Jobs, Massive Unemployment, Poor Communities, Stimulus, Health, Diabetes Prevention, New York News
Chris Norwood

Nothing real was done about diabetes -- our major national health problem -- in the first stimulus, but look at what could be done by making real diabetes prevention a major "stimulus" focus.

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An Open Letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Remember the Poor

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Summer Streets, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Russell Simmons, Poor Communities, New York News
Russell Simmons

We respect the city's interest in servicing the tourists and more affluent New Yorkers and we recognize these programs, in some way, benefit the entire city. However, the poor do not benefit enough.

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