http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical lobby money is everywhere. In May 2009, the lobby racked up a bill of $2.3 million dollars a day. Every member of the House and every House committee with even a tangential relationship to the legislation... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4608792 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:54 -0800 by Billy Wharton A simple question for the tea baggers. Where is the socialism now? Frenetic right-wingers spent a good part of the summer shouting about the “government takeover of health care,” or the “stealth socialist health care plan.” Now... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4591351 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:32 -0800 by Billy Wharton Few punches are pulled in California Newsreels’ documentary adaptation of Maggie Mahar’s 2006 investigative book Money Driven Medicine. This physician-centered film exposes the infrequently examined ways in which a privately controlled health care system impinges... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4287195 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:28 -0700 Nineteen health care activists were arrested this morning after conducting a sit-in at the offices of the health insurance company Aetna. The protesters demanded that Aetna officials immediately approve all procedures which were recommended by physicians. Denial of medically necessary... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4269907 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:16:08 -0700 Find out here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-23544<wbr/>-Bronx-County-Independent-Examiner~y2009<wbr/>m9d12-Private-Health-Care-Lobby-Dictates<wbr/>-Terms-in-Health-Care-Reform info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4138596 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:29:37 -0700 According to just about everybody, Teddy Kennedy represented the “soul” of the Democratic party, which presumably refers to his long-professed concern the poor and the weak. Now that that soul is safely buried, the Dems can move on to the... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4073438 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:50:41 -0700 If there are any hints that the bottom of the U.S. economic decline is near, don't look for any signs in California where the state's unemployment rate is at the highest level since WWII, and thousands are losing their homes... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4073411 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:47:29 -0700 by Kristin Schall At least there was a little good news at the August 31st healthcare town hall meeting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. No death panels under the proposed Obama healthcare reform. But the good news ended quickly. Town hall... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4073391 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:42:21 -0700 Find out what happens when a real socialist turns up at a Health Care Town Hall Meeting in this week's Socialist WebZine. http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/200<wbr/>9/08/socialist-attends-town-hall-health-<wbr/>care.html info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3912650 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:21:09 -0700 Celebrating Elizabeth Gurley Flynn - Born August 7, 1890 Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (August 7, 1890 – September 5, 1964) was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3846614 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:34:36 -0700 Disinformation in The Economist: Right-Wing Magazine Backs Down over Misleading Readers on Venezuela by Francisco Domínguez from Dissident Voice August 3rd, 2009 - In its July 18, 2009 edition, The Economist article on Bolivia ( ”Bolivia’s divisive president. The Permanent... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3846602 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:32:10 -0700 Debate on the Movement in Iran by Campaign for Peace and Democracy -- CPD from ZNET [This is a reply to "Riding the ‘Green Wave' at the Campaign for Peace and Democracy and Beyond" by Edward S. Herman and David... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3846562 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:27:43 -0700 Honduras: Rights Group Reports 1,155 Violations from Weekly News Update on the Americas A mission of delegates from international human rights organizations released a preliminary report on July 23 in Tegucigalpa charging “serious and systematic violations” of rights in Honduras... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3846528 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:24:16 -0700 A Socialist Speaks: Interview with Greg Pason from the Socialist Party of Kansas Larry Burks: Comrade Pason thank you for taking the time to talk with me. Before we begin could you start off by telling us a little bit... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3846497 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:17:22 -0700 by Billy Wharton A Socialist WebZine Exclusive http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/200<wbr/>9/07/victims-of-jamaican-madoff-face-sec<wbr/>ond_27.html After an episode of speculative euphoria, popular anger may target many things – promoters previously consider with high esteem, exotic... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3784550 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:42:12 -0700 By Billy Wharton Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal http://links.org.au/node/1159 July 19, 2009 -- Consider it a symptom of a larger disease. A fervent commitment to defend the profit margins of private industry seems to be a national religion for... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3719833 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:58:28 -0700 by Kristin Schall The images coming out of the aftermath of the stolen election in Iran have ranged from inspiring to horrifying. Photos and videos depict streets flooded with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. There also are the visual results... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3527055 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:07:25 -0700 Find out more about Neda Agha-Soltan, a protester killed by security forces in Iran. http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/200<wbr/>9/06/neda-agha-soltan-presente-murdered-<wbr/>june.html info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3526820 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:44:52 -0700 Find out what happens when a 20-something man dons a big green frog suit in the rain at Bryant Park... http://socialistpartynyc.blogspot.com/20<wbr/>09/06/big-green-frog-does-bryant-park.ht<wbr/>ml This article is a part of the "We Won't Pay" series. For more free summer events in NYC visit:... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3516367 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:01:00 -0700 Wake Up Jim Cramer! In Iran It’s Much Ado About Something by Billy Wharton 22 Jun 2009 - On the June 15 edition of CNBC's Street Signs, business analyst, Jim Cramer decided to lend his considerable analytical talents to international... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/3508743 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:18:01 -0700