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We Object: Republicans and Women's Health

Anna Burger | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Anna Burger, Women's Health, Health Care, House Republicans, Seiu, Politics News

For years, Republicans have attacked women's health care policy every chance they have gotten. Of course, you start to expect this kind of behavior from a party whose caucus is 90% male.

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No Health Care Bill is Better Than a Bad Bill

John Geyman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Bill for Health Care Reform, Federation of American Hospitals, Obamacare, H. R. 3200, America’s Health Care Plans, Health Insurance and Mortality in U.S., United States National Health Insurance Act, Medical Loss Ratios, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, HR 3962, Single-Payer Bill, Catholic Health Association, Aha, Health Care Reform, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Medicaid, Fah, American Hospital Association, H.R. 676, Employee Retirement Income and Security Act, Seiu, Health Care, Politics News

Pelosi's health care bill (HR 3962) will not fundamentally reform U.S. health care. This bill is not good enough to pass. We need Medicare for All.

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Wall Street: the Real Roadblock to Economic Recovery

Anna Burger | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosures, Anna Burger, Wall Street, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpa, Financial Reform, Banks, Executive Compensation, Seiu, Business News

When I think about what still needs to be done to build a true economic recovery, I think about workers such as Maria Guerra.

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It's Time for Congress to Investigate the Banks

Anna Burger | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Anna Burger, Showdown in Chicago, Bailout, Ken Lewis, Financial Reform, Banks, Financial Crisis, Taxpayers, Seiu, Business News

What do we do about our broken finance system? We can begin by making sure that the architects of our current economic crisis are investigated, and if necessary, prosecuted for the crash.

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Showdown In Chicago: Sheila Bair Speaks To Protesters, Backs Consumer Protection Agency (VIDEO)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank Protests, Fdic, Showdown in Chicago, Aba, Seiu, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Afl-Cio, National People's Action, Slideshow, Sheila Bair, American Bankers Association, Business News

ORIGINAL POST (Scroll down for a slideshow of today's protests): Before she appeared at the American Bankers Association annual convention today, Fe...

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"Showdown In Chicago": Protesters Crash Bankers Convention, (VIDEO, IMAGES)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank Protests, ABA Conference, Showdown in Chicago, Aba, Seiu, Afl-Cio, Slideshow, American Bankers Association, Business News

UPDATED 10/26 6:06 Alex Parker attended the event on behalf of the Huffington Post and collected this video. Parker took shots various shots of ...

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Crash the Bankers' Party in Chicago

Anna Burger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Greed, Anna Burger, Wall Street, Bailout, Seiu, Chicago, Banks, Financial Regulation, Business News

If you could get all the architects of the Wall Street scam together in one place, what would you say to them? They'll all be in Chicago this weekend -- and we're headed there to meet them.

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All of Puerto Rico: Much More than a March

Dennis Rivera | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Dennis Rivera, Health Care, All of Puerto Rico, Barack Obama, Seiu, Luis Fortuno, Politics News

Puerto Ricans deserve so much more than a Governor whose only economic recovery plan is to fire the very people that are the heart and soul of its social safety net, and last week, they demanded it.

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Caught In a Machine that Grinds Us Up

Dave Johnson | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Buyouts, Private Equity, Seiu, Business News

This is the buyout game and it is part of the story of what has happened to our economy, our jobs, our communities and our country.

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Upcoming HBO Documentary Views Economic Crisis Through a New Lens

Bruce Raynor | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hbo, Labor, Workers, HBO Documentaries, Labor Unions, Union, Seiu, Workers United, Schmatta, Entertainment News

Anyone who cares about maintaining the middle-class in this country should see Schmatta. The film tells a storied history and raises questions that are central to the future of the American Dream.

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Turning Up the Pressure on the U.S Chamber of Commerce

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, General Electric, Ed Markey, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, President Obama, Employee Free Choice Act, PNM Resources, Accce, San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Alcoa, Climate Change, Americans With Disabilities Act, New Yorker, Apple, Nike, Kevin Grandia, Adam Green, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, PG&E, Blue America, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, Service Employees International Union, Exelon, CREDO Mobile, Global Warming, Family and Medical Leave Act, Political News, Steven Chu, Efca, Natural Resources Defense Council, Duke Energy, Health Care, Chamber of Commerce, Senator Graham, Frank Knapp, Levi Strauss, Move On, Seiu, Entergy, Psef, Green News

Companies should only be members of the Chamber of Commerce if they support hyper-conservative anti-regulatory policies across the board, and aren't afraid to show it.

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SEIU Taunts Chamber Of Commerce With Movie Breakup Montage (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Lobbyblog, Seiu, Business News

The Service Employees International Union compares the Chamber of Commerce to Woody Allen, Jon Lovitz, Michael Showalter, Sarah Jessica Parker, and ot...

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It's Not Just ACORN, Says Congressman Grayson

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics

I talked with Congressman Alan Grayson in detail about his efforts to stop the government cash flow to contractors that cheat the government and overcharge the American taxpayers.

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Public Option Compromise Floated: Let States Opt Out

FireDogLake | Jon Walker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wyden Health Care, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Schumer Health Care, Health Care Debate, Public Option, Public Option Opt Out, Public Option Compromise, Health Care Reform, SEIU Health Care, Health Care Compromise, Schumer Public Option, Seiu, Health Care Public Option, Politics News

First there was the "level paying field" public option. Than there was Snowe's trigger. Snowe's trigger was followed by Conrad's co-ops. Only in the l...

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Mark Kirk Slams SEIU Over ACORN, Despite Taking Money From Union

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mark Kirk, Seiu Acorn, Acorn, Mark Kirk SEIU, Seiu Census, Seiu, Senate Races, Chicago News

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican Senate candidate, said Monday the Census Bureau should drop any involvement with the Service Employees International...

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Please, Senate Finance Democrats: Stop Hiding Behind Republicans

Anna Burger | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anna Burger, Senate Finance Committee, Public Option, Health Care, Seiu, Politics News

In just a few hours, the Senate Finance Committee has an opportunity to include in their bill a strong public health insurance option. Only one thing stands in their way: themselves.

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Giannoulias Gets Big SEIU Endorsement, Shot From Rival Hoffman

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, David Hoffman, Illinois Senate 2010, Dan O'neil, Seiu, Senate Races, Giannoulias SEIU, Jeff Schoenberg, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago News

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias earned the endorsement of one of the state's largest unions Thursday, and a shot from a rival in re...

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Discussion Of Dead Census Worker Highlights Right-Wing Paranoia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill-Sparkman, Bill Sparkman Hanged, Acorn, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill-Sparkman-Hanged, Bill Sparkman, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Barack Obama, Seiu, Politics News

According to reports, the body of a part-time Census field worker had the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Suddenly, big government is a big problem, and the "Feds" are to blame.

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A Death Every 12 Minutes: The Price of Not Having Medicare for All

John Geyman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federation of American Hospitals, Obamacare, PhRMA Lobby, Medical-Loss Ratio, H. R. 3200, Sustainable System of Universal Access, Pnhp, Health Insurance and Mortality in U.S., United States National Health Insurance Act, America’s Health Care Plans, White House’s Health Care Summit, National Center for Policy Analysis, Uninsured, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, Catholic Health Association, Aha, Single-Payer Bill, Health Care Reform, Single Payer System, Ncpa, Medicaid, Fah, American Hospital Association, H.R. 676, Employee Retirement Income and Security Act, Seiu, Politics News

In 2002, that more than 18,000 Americans between the ages of 19 and 64 were dying each year as a result of being uninsured. The new number is two and a half times that figure.

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Republicans Defending Medicare: Duplicity Beyond Belief

John Geyman | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federation of American Hospitals, Obamacare, PhRMA Lobby, Medical-Loss Ratio, H. R. 3200, Sustainable System of Universal Access, Pnhp, United States National Health Insurance Act, America’s Health Care Plans, White House’s Health Care Summit, National Center for Policy Analysis, Uninsured, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, Catholic Health Association, Aha, Single-Payer Bill, Health Care Reform, Single Payer System, Ncpa, Fah, Medicaid, American Hospital Association, H.R. 676, Employee Retirement Income and Security Act, Seiu, Politics News

Republicans have fought against Medicare from the very beginning. But in their strategy to kill health care reform, they are all of a sudden sounding like defenders of Medicare against the evils of big government.

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Quinn Campaign Getting Unprecedented Union Support

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 09.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn Governor, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn Unions, Pat Quinn, Teamsters Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Seiu, Chicago News

The state's largest union, the Service Employees International Union, will announce today it is teaming up with the Teamsters in an effort unprecedent...

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The Corporate "Alliance" For Health Care Reform: V - Organized Medicine

John Geyman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federation of American Hospitals, PhRMA Lobby, Medical-Loss Ratio, H. R. 3200, Sustainable System of Universal Access, Pnhp, United States National Health Insurance Act, America’s Health Care Plans, White House’s Health Care Summit, National Center for Policy Analysis, Uninsured, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, Catholic Health Association, Aha, Single-Payer Bill, Health Care Reform, Single Payer System, Ncpa, Fah, Medicaid, H.R. 676, American Hospital Association, Employee Retirement Income and Security Act, Seiu, Politics News

Organized medicine has become so fragmented that no one group speaks for the profession. In fact, some groups have endorsed major health care reform.

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Democratic Voters Rally to Pressure Their Representatives at Orlando Town Hall

Jerry Waxman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Nelson, Public Option, Town Hall, Seiu, Orlando Town Hall, Health Care Reform, Afl-Cio, Alan Grayson, Afscme, Politics News

Senators like Bill Nelson need to realize that they can't just automatically take Democratic voters for granted: if they are going to seek reelection they are going to have to earn their votes.

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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

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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Culture Wars Give Way to "Policy Wars" at Massa Town Hall

Tim Ellis | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, Eric Massa, Public Option, Acorn, Seiu, Massa Health Care, Health Care Reform, Massa Town Hall, Politics News

Despite an impressive showing by Congressman Massa and activists on both sides, I walked away from this event convinced that the town halls are nothing more than sideshow theatre.

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