Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
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Short and sweet…
If you care about the health of your children and the food they eat please sign Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution petition now.
It will only take 30 seconds.
Posts Tagged ‘news’
Health Care Reform
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It finally happened. Health Care reform passed. I can’t believe it.
Anyone who knows me, or has read up on my blog, I’ve been unemployed for a while now… and I have no insurance. Of course, I’m not the only one – there are millions of people in my situation.
I know the bill that was passed isn’t perfect, but it’s about damn time America did something about the awful health care system we have here.
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Massachusetts
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Watching a conservative Republican replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate is devastating.
But as bad as the news is this morning, there’s actually one reason to be hopeful.
For the last year, Democrats in Washington have let lobbyists and corporate interests run roughshod over the peoples’ business. Wall Street got bailouts. Bankers got bonuses. Big Insurance rewrote the health care bill. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans struggled to make ends meet.
But now, finally, Democrats know they need to change course. The question is, will they learn exactly the wrong lesson? Will they give up on change altogether? Drop health care reform? Follow the lead of conservatives like Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh embrace “Republican-lite”?
I just signed MoveOn’s petition to make sure Democrats don’t get it wrong this time. It’s time to demand that they start truly fighting for working families. Will you join me?
Haiti Earthquake
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The people of Haiti need your help!
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the country’s most severe earthquake in over 200 years.
Widespread damage resulted from the quake, with a majority of buildings collapsing due to poor structural design and construction. The capital city was devastated. (more…)
Happy New Year!!!
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Well, 2009 is over, and it’s officially 2010 (at least here where I am, USA – Eastern Time).
I hope you all have had a great year in 2009, and that it carries over to 2010.
Don’t party too much!! :p
