Vanessa Carmichael is a writer who resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Blog Entries by Vanessa Carmichael

And Once Again, It's Abortion

1 Comments | Posted November 16, 2009 | 01:13 PM (EST)


13% versus 96% -- that is what is at stake over the Stupak Amendment. The current health care legislation that was passed in the House, H.R. 3962, extends affordable health care to 96% of Americans and yet once again in this country it comes down to abortion. A fire destroyed...

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What We Don't Say About Illegal Immigration

26 Comments | Posted September 28, 2009 | 12:08 PM (EST)


With many of us facing financial hardship in this economic drought, scapegoats abound in American minds and there are plenty candidates to choose from: the president, the Treasury, the president, socialism. However, none is more pervasive than the illegal immigrant.

The debate over illegal immigration once again rises to...

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Oh, Now You Care

42 Comments | Posted September 26, 2009 | 05:44 PM (EST)


If you listen closely to the health care debate in this country, you might figure the debate isn't really about health care at all. The pitched signs of tea baggers that answered the call of Glen Beck and marched on Washington on September 12th, concerned mostly socialism and amnesty--spelled out...

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The Payoff Patriots

2 Comments | Posted September 11, 2009 | 05:51 PM (EST)


Post-town hall August, one thing about health care reform is certain: the fiercest battles over national health care are not being waged in major metropolises like New York, Chicago, Seattle, Boston and Los Angeles where the highest concentration of those who will be taxed to pay for it claim residence....

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Hangin' With The Tea Baggers

3 Comments | Posted August 25, 2009 | 12:39 PM (EST)


On Friday, August 21, Rep. Henry Waxman showed up at Korn Hall at UCLA to hold a forum on Climate Change. The crowd outside Korn Hall showed up to protest healthcare reform. From a distance the din of healthcare supporters could be heard. The ample sized group of the opposition...

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LA City Council Backs Obama's Health Plan

5 Comments | Posted August 7, 2009 | 10:54 AM (EST)


On Wednesday, LA City Council passed a resolution to support the president's health care reform initiative. Item 31-09-0002 S160, co-authored by Council members Garcetti, Hahn, Perry, and Huizar, lays out the city's support for the three major directives of health care reform proposed by the White House: reduce costs, ensure...

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