“Baltimore Four” Arrested–Health Care for All

Dandelion Salad replaced videos Feb 2, 2010 chesapeakecitizen November 29, 2009 On Oct. 29, 2009, four activists, who support a Medicare for All solution to our healthcare crisis, were arrested in Baltimore, MD, for trespassing. They were engaged in a “patients before profits sit-in” at a 17-story tower, which houses an office of the insurance [...]

Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform?

Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! Oct. 29, 2009 Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform? While much of the healthcare debate in Washington and the media has focused on the proposal to create a government-run insurance program, the legislation being considered includes many other provisions that could change how healthcare [...]

Nancy Pelosi Unveils Merged House Health Care Reform Bill: Thank You, Insurance Companies of America!

Dandelion Salad firedoglake October 29, 2009 more about “Nancy Pelosi Unveils Merged House Hea…“, posted with vodpod *** Healthcare Is a Human Right Call Speaker Pelosi via Progressive Democrats of America *** see Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform? Dennis Kucinich: Is the 2-Party System truly capable of representing [...]

Kucinich to Receive Thomas Merton Award for Social Justice + Kucinich Opposes Coal-fired Power Plant

Dandelion Salad by Congressman Dennis Kucinich Washington, Oct 28, 2009 Congressman Dennis Kucinich D-OH will receive the 2009 Thomas Merton Award for his work in social justice this Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The award is granted annually by the Thomas Merton Center for Peace and Social Justice. “I am honored to receive this award and [...]

Iraq – Is the US finally ready to apologise for the devastating human costs of the war?

Dandelion Salad Propaganda Alert! Warning This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience. AlJazeeraEnglish October 29, 2009 The world’s attention has shifted to Afghanistan. Barack Obama, the US president, calls it the “Good War”, so what does that say about Iraq? Josh [...]