health care
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Cook County to evict hundreds of hospital patients
More than 200 long term care patients in the Oak Forest Hospital in Chicago recently received letters announcing that they…
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Anti-abortion movement targets African American women
Right-wing, anti-abortion organizations have launched several new offensives directed against Black women. These initiatives include establishing fake "crisis pregnancy clinics"…
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Pollution, profits behind high cancer rates
“You have cancer.” According to the American Cancer Society, over 1.4 million Americans will hear those frightening words this year.…
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California State University professors vote to strike
The writer is a professor at University of California Los Angeles. On March 21, the California State University faculty voted…
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Cook County slashes healthcare budget
On Feb. 23, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed a budget that will layoff 1,700 workers, including nurses and…
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African American youth dies from toothache in Maryland
A 12-year-old African American child died in Maryland this week from a toothache. A bacterial infection spread from his tooth…
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2008 budget funds war, cuts social programs
The writer is a host on Pacifica radio’s KPFK, 90.7 FM. President Bush revealed his 2008 fiscal budget proposal on…
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Bush’s health plan: Higher taxes and corporate welfare
Forty-seven million people in the United States do not have healthcare coverage—an increase of eight million people from a decade…
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What’s wrong with Schwarzenegger’s healthcare proposal?
The writer is a Registered Nurse in Los Angeles, California. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest foray into public policy includes…
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The rising costs of the Iraq war
Pentagon spending projections for the U.S. war of aggression in Iraq are hitting new highs. The Pentagon estimated that the…
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