During Q & A at the Arlington Town Meeting on Health Care with Representative Ed Markey (10/12/09), one brave woman suggested to the Congressman that if we would end US occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the federal government would have more than enough money to provide comprehensive heal
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17 Oct 2009 - 11:11am
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17 Oct 2009 - 2:23am
On Tuesday, September 22, health care activists protested and rallied in front of the Massachusetts offices of Cigna, one of the largest national health insurance companies.
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11 Oct 2009 - 11:32pm
Occasionally there is a harmonic convergance of activities by a variety of progressive peace and social justice organizations in Boston - and lots of important events happen in the space of a few days.
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11 Oct 2009 - 12:05pm
The Great Orwellian Debate over healthcare reform blunders on. Radio talk shows like NPR’s “On Point” continue to present a narrow view of opinions on the subject, while trying to stir up excitement over so-called right-wing propaganda, and fabricated Democrat vs. Republican discord.
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11 Oct 2009 - 8:04am
The dust has settled around the preliminary election for Boston Mayor and City Council. A higher percentage of city residents voted in the prelim than in years past but the numbers still represented only a fraction of the total eligible voters.
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11 Oct 2009 - 12:00am
Somerville and Cambridge, MA - Davis Square thronged with crowds excited to see the dozens of marching bands from around the world performing at this weekend's Honk! Festival. Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society kicked off the music and arts festival Saturday afternoon at 7 Hills Park, taking band attendance in loud, rowdy fashion, and sending them marching to all corners of Davis to perform throughout the day. Sunday, bands paraded from Davis square down Massachusetts Avenue to Harvard Square for encore performances at Oktoberfest. Photo, audio, and video coverage follows.
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9 Oct 2009 - 1:00pm
BOSTON - After earning strong profits and awarding large bonuses to its top executives, Verizon management is laying off 196 workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island today. Six Verizon Business technicians were also laid off last week.
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4 Oct 2009 - 11:45pm
These are still tough times for working families. Massachusetts unemployment is at 9.1 percent. National unemployment is at 9.8 percent.
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4 Oct 2009 - 11:44pm
BOSTON/Boston Common and other locations in downtown Boston - Over 1000 people - primarily members of dozens of area unions and allied community organizations - participated in a "Rally for Jobs" last Thursday around downtown Boston.
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4 Oct 2009 - 1:12am
Michael Moore has wrestled with Congress, insurance companies, the National Rifle Association, General Motors, and various players in the “military-industrial complex."
But Goliath has never been this big…
