The LA Progressive http://www.laprogressive.com Progressive Politics Liberal Politics and Social Justice Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/10/30/discrimination-now-you-see-it-now-you-dont/http://www.laprogressive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/4245137_thumbnail.jpgThe LA Progressivehttp://www.laprogressive.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/images/button.gifhttp://www.laprogressive.com8831Description of your blog. noProgressive Politics Liberal Politics and Social Justice34.107559-118.226633http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/laprogressivehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes HR 3962 Passes After Generations of Americans Ignored http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/08/hr-3962-passes-after-generations-of-americans-ignored/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/08/hr-3962-passes-after-generations-of-americans-ignored/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:20:25 +0000 Sharon Kyle http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19113
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/08/la-progressive-november-1-to-7-2009-articles/feed/ 1 Stop US Meddling: Support Afghan Women at the Table http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/stop-us-meddling-support-afghan-women-at-the-table/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/stop-us-meddling-support-afghan-women-at-the-table/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:04:04 +0000 Jodie Evans http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19007
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/stop-us-meddling-support-afghan-women-at-the-table/feed/ 0 noNo where in this war-torn nation do we find a focus on principles that the United States claims to prize so much. The people I met with didn't ask for a new election: they asked, "Where is the democracy?"No where in this war-torn nation do we find a focus on principles that the United States claims to prize so much. The people I met with didn't ask for a new election: they asked, "Where is the democracy?"The Middle East, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Women, Afghanistan Women, Chairman Of The Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Drug Lords, Election Contest, Jihadists, john kerry, Male Relatives, Northern Alliance, Parliamentarian, Runoff Election, Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Senator John Kerry, Senator Kerry, Table Caption, Target, Torn Nation, Voting Areas, War Criminal To Hell and Beck http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/to-hell-and-beck/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/to-hell-and-beck/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:18 +0000 Charley James http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19071
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/to-hell-and-beck/feed/ 4 noWho other than His Nuttiness would praise nurses for their knowledge, care, and understanding when they tended to him after he was hospitalised following botched hemorrhoid surgery only to turn on them a year later for supporting health care reform so peoWho other than His Nuttiness would praise nurses for their knowledge, care, and understanding when they tended to him after he was hospitalised following botched hemorrhoid surgery only to turn on them a year later for supporting health care reform so people who don’t have Fox News’ lush group plan can get insurance?The Media, al gore, Aluminium Foil, Charley James, Curmudgeon, Emergency Appendectomy, Former Vice President, fox news, glenn beck, Group Plan, health care reform, Incisive Coverage, Ingrid Newkirk, jon stewart., Lush Group, Martians, Michelle Bachman, nobel prize, Police Stations, Radio Signals, Scalpel Four Lessons That Should Stop Vulnerable Democrats from Cowering from Immigration Reform http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/four-lessons-that-should-stop-vulnerable-democrats-from-cowering-from-immigration-reform/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/four-lessons-that-should-stop-vulnerable-democrats-from-cowering-from-immigration-reform/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:15 +0000 Andrea Christina Nill http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19003
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/07/four-lessons-that-should-stop-vulnerable-democrats-from-cowering-from-immigration-reform/feed/ 2 noRather than safeguarding their reelection bids, these Democrats are more likely shooting themselves in the foot by deliberately sidestepping issues like immigration reform and climate change which helped Obama win the White House and put many of them in oRather than safeguarding their reelection bids, these Democrats are more likely shooting themselves in the foot by deliberately sidestepping issues like immigration reform and climate change which helped Obama win the White House and put many of them in office.Immigration, climate change, comprehensive immigration reform, comprehensive immigration reform act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Of 2006, Congressional Budget Office, Huffington Post, Immigrant Labor, immigration debate, Immigration Issue, Immigration Reform Act, Immigration Reform Act Of 2006, Incumbent Party, Invaluable Advice, Midterm Elections, Political Strategist, Right Wingers, Robert Creamer, Senate Democrats, Skilled Immigrants, Wages And Working Conditions The Next Phase of Healthcare Apartheid http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/the-next-phase-of-healthcare-apartheid/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/the-next-phase-of-healthcare-apartheid/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:58:19 +0000 Norman Solomon http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19011
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/the-next-phase-of-healthcare-apartheid/feed/ 0 noThe official position of the California Democratic Party is unequivocally in favor of single-payer healthcare. And yet Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, did what she could to sabotage the single-payer position of her own party in her own state.The official position of the California Democratic Party is unequivocally in favor of single-payer healthcare. And yet Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, did what she could to sabotage the single-payer position of her own party in her own state.Healthcare Reform, Ailments, apartheid, Congressional Budget Office, Deductibles, democratic leaders, Democratic Leadership, Enough Money, Health Care Bill, Health Insurance, healthcare system, insurance industry, Medicaid Coverage, Medical Help, new york times, Private Plans, Rube Goldberg, Rube Goldberg Contraption, Sick Joke, Spinners, Vertigo Chomsky Says Obama Continues Bush Policy to Control Middle East Oil http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/chomsky-says-obama-continues-bush-policy-to-control-middle-east-oil/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/chomsky-says-obama-continues-bush-policy-to-control-middle-east-oil/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:26 +0000 Sherwood Ross http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=18918
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/chomsky-says-obama-continues-bush-policy-to-control-middle-east-oil/feed/ 2 noDespite pressure on the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq, Alabbasi reported, Chomsky said the U.S. continues to seek a long-term presence in the country and the huge U.S. embassy in Baghdad is to be expanded under Obama.Despite pressure on the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq, Alabbasi reported, Chomsky said the U.S. continues to seek a long-term presence in the country and the huge U.S. embassy in Baghdad is to be expanded under Obama.War and Peace, condoleezza rice, Energy Resources, General Staff, iraq invasion, Middle East Oil, Middle East Oil Reserves, Military Presence, Nazi Defeat, Noam Chomsky, Political Activist, Rhetorical Style, School Of Oriental And African Studies, Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, Soviet Army, Stalingrad, State Condoleezza Rice, Status of Forces agreement, Strategic Blunder, Term Presence, Traditional Conception Another Great Swindle: Doctors, Hospitals, Pharma as Much to Blame as Insurers http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/another-great-swindle-doctors-hospitals-pharma-as-much-to-blame-as-insurers/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/another-great-swindle-doctors-hospitals-pharma-as-much-to-blame-as-insurers/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:26 +0000 Charley James http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=19037
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/another-great-swindle-doctors-hospitals-pharma-as-much-to-blame-as-insurers/feed/ 4 noWhile the health insurance industry’s immoral, amoral and, sometimes, illegal treatment of policyholders is an appropriate prime culprit and target in the current push for reform, the fact is that physicians, hospitals and drug companies are getting an unWhile the health insurance industry’s immoral, amoral and, sometimes, illegal treatment of policyholders is an appropriate prime culprit and target in the current push for reform, the fact is that physicians, hospitals and drug companies are getting an undeserved pass by much of the media.Healthcare Reform, Care Organisation, Civilised World, Country Club Memberships, Current Health, Ezra Klein, Financial Hardship, George Halvorson, Health Care Problems, health care reform, Health Insurance Industry, Health Reform, Kaiser Permanente, Key Goals, Prescription Drugs, Prime Culprit, Reform Proposals, Senate Version, Target, washington post, Wellpoint Absolute Corruption Is the Rule in America http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/absolute-corruption-is-the-rule-in-america/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/absolute-corruption-is-the-rule-in-america/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:58 +0000 David A. Love http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=18983
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/absolute-corruption-is-the-rule-in-america/feed/ 1 noAmerica’s former middle class is joining the ranks of the poor, and the foreclosed are filling the nation’s homeless shelters. Short of bold government action of Rooseveltian proportions, there will be no economic recovery for everyday people.America’s former middle class is joining the ranks of the poor, and the foreclosed are filling the nation’s homeless shelters. Short of bold government action of Rooseveltian proportions, there will be no economic recovery for everyday people.Economic Justice, Absolute Corruption, Ciavarella, County Contracts, criminal justice system, Exception To The Rule, First Time Offenders, Innocent Children, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juveniles, kickbacks, Metal Detectors, minor infractions, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Prison Bars, Profile Example, Public School System, Street Corners, Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, Urban Schools, Warm Bodies Should US Troops in Iraq Be Held Hostage to the Next Election? http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/should-us-troops-in-iraq-be-held-hostage-to-the-next-election/ http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/should-us-troops-in-iraq-be-held-hostage-to-the-next-election/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:24 +0000 Juan Cole http://www.laprogressive.com/?p=18827
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]]> http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/11/06/should-us-troops-in-iraq-be-held-hostage-to-the-next-election/feed/ 1 noSo why does the US still have 120,000 troops in Iraq? They aren't for the most part doing patrols anymore. They are just being kept in place so that they can swing into action as soon as the election date is fixed, and protect the electoral process from sSo why does the US still have 120,000 troops in Iraq? They aren't for the most part doing patrols anymore. They are just being kept in place so that they can swing into action as soon as the election date is fixed, and protect the electoral process from sabotage by bombing.The Middle East, Arab Guerrillas, Car Bombings, Elections In Iraq, Electoral Law, ethnic cleansing, Iraqi Parliament, Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional Government, kurds, Northern Iraq, Parliament Building, Parliamentary Elections, Polling Stations, Public Rallies, Rich Province, Security Officials, Settlement Policies, Status of Forces agreement, Troops In Iraq, Vehicular Traffic nonadult