Expand successful Medicare program to all July 30 is the 43rd anniversary of the passage of Medicare. Medicare began because no one except the government was willing to cover the oldest and sickest of us. … … Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan is a grass-roots citizens’ movement th...

I think this is about a local union, but I can’t be sure. Scott Board meeting all day friday, but that never feels like work. We’re discussing healthcare reform again, more specifically the glaring fact that our local has not taken a formal position on it. We had a short presentation on ...

WSJ: Hagel To Join Obama On Iraq Trip Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska will join Barack Obama on his upcoming trip to Iraq, The Wall Street Journal reports. Hagel voted for the war crimes commission act in addition to all of his pro-war votes. The moral distinction between Hagel and Lyndie...

Business Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare Employers and employees across the nation are hard pressed to continue paying the escalating costs of insurance premiums and healthcare costs. A business coalition has been formed to respond to this critical issue. All business leaders are welcome to jo...

The battle to save Medicare Reader Jack Wajda, 69, of Orlando, a retired AT&T executive and financial planner, identifies the single greatest problem with the American health-care system as well as anyone. He writes: “To allow private for-profit insurance companies to decide whether and wh...

Speaking for myself, and I suspect others, it is time for Xenophone, xan, Leah, and Chicago Dyke to once again grace the pages of Corrente Wire. Puppies and kittens are calling for you....

Californians can be real proud so have elected so many sponsors of HR 676. Barbara Lee I have reintroduced H.R. 3080, the United States Universal Health Service Act. This bill will specifically make high-quality preventive, acute and long term care available to everyone regardless of demographics, e...

Fed proposes to end unfair, deceptive credit card practices Today, the Federal Reserve and other regulators have decided to take on the credit card companies. According to this AP report, changes are coming. The proposed new rules would prohibit: -Placing unfair time constraints on payments. A payme...

[Welcome, Avedon readers! — Lambert] 2 Ind. congressmen face tough challenges in Tuesday primary U.S. Rep. Andre Carson has barely had time to settle into his new office in Washington, but he might not want to get too comfortable. Eight weeks after winning a special election to fill the remain...

Activism by Shareholders Picks Up Steam Online Some campaigns aim to unseat board members. The CtW Investment Group, which is affiliated with a coalition of labor unions, wants board members at six financial firms, including Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, to explain what they did to manage subprime-lo...