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Race in America: ‘Progressive’ cities

The 'progressive' towns constantly listed as our best role models also lack racial diversity, finds Aaron Renn.

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Race in America: ‘Progressive’ cities

Survey shows pain of recession for artists

More than 5,300 practitioners in fields like painting, filmmaking and architecture participated in the online survey, a larger response than expected, providing a detailed look at the state of the country’s artists, a group that the Census Bureau numbers at more than two million. Many of the findings — that working artists tend to work day jobs to support themselves; that more than a third don’t have adequate health insurance; that musicians and architects tend to do better than writers and painters — simply provide statistical support for what artists themselves have long known.

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Survey shows pain of recession for artists

Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die

Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. The findings by Harvard University researchers surprised doctors and health experts who have believed emergency room care was equitable. “This is another drop in a sea of evidence that the uninsured fare much worse in their health in the United States,” said senior author Dr

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Who currently subsidizes abortion? Many pro-lifers don’t know

As is now widely known, added to the health care reform bill just passed by the House of Representatives was a provision barring access to abortion called the Stupak-Pitts Amendment. Passed with the support of sixty-four Democrats, Stupak-Pitts doesn't merely prohibit coverage of abortion in a public option. It also forbids women who receive a federal subsidy from purchasing any health insurance plan that covers the procedure, even if the abortion is paid out of a separate pool of private premium dollars (for all the background and details, see my colleague Emily Douglas' post)

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Who currently subsidizes abortion? Many pro-lifers don’t know

U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform, GOP Calls Bill "Dead On Arrival" In Senate

Late last night the U.S. House narrowly approved its version of the health care reform bill by a vote of 220-215. Only one Republican, first termer Rep

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U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform, GOP Calls Bill "Dead On Arrival" In Senate

237 millionaires in Congress

As unemployment hits 10.2%, Republican Rep.

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237 millionaires in Congress

House Dems set for health care vote: AARP to endorse bill

According to the Associated Press, AARP – the senior citizens' lobby – will endorse the House Democrats' health insurance reform bill. AARP has roughly 40 million members. The endorsement is a big plus for the Obama administration; many seniors had been wary of the bill for it cuts medicare funding that is considered wasteful

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House Dems set for health care vote: AARP to endorse bill

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Public Option Annie

“Billionaires For Wealthcare” crashed a speech at an America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) conference, a powerful lobby against health reform.

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House Democrats trim health bill to $871 billion

WASHINGTON – House Democrats are aiming to scale back the cost of their health care bill to well below President Barack Obama's preferred price tag by giving the government a strong hand in selling insurance in competition with the private market. Obama has sought to spend no more than $900 billion over a 10-year period.

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House Democrats trim health bill to $871 billion