American Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesAmerican Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesAnyone be interested in getting a group together for an Election Night Countdown/Celebration (fingers crossed!)
Either way the night turns out I'm thinking I'm going to need need either a shoulder to cry on or (more optimistically) others to celebrate with. (Lord knows I'm not going to sleep at all that night.)
Oh and are we still getting together this month at Tea's Me?
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I was ridiculously proud of myself last night. So much so that I literally did a little dance all evening.
John Goodman--NOT the actor--has been quoted in a number of blogs today.
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We didn't want this occasion to pass quietly by. The American Values Alliance blog has been in operation for two years, emerging in its present form on 31 July 2006 as a forum for discussion of the political, social and cultural news of the day.
Anyone who wants to understand the American health care system should study Daniel Lee’s excellent piece in the 7/27/08 Indianapolis Star (“Hospitals see growth as healthy”).
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This week, CNN launched its Black in America series--a four-hour program that focused on women, families, men, work, religion, crime, health and life. It tried to offer a balanced perspective on being of Black African descent.
As many of you know, CNN will be launching its series "Black in America" on 23 July with its Black Women and Familes program. The second day will focus on Black men.
I've been resisting the rush to eulogize Senator Ted Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a malignant glioma of the left parietal lobe today. He's down, but not out (remember: this is Ted Kennedy, ya'll). But what I will say is that his decades of service continue to challenge us all to work toward, instead of talk about, the things that matter most.
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In this morning's New York Times, Paul Krugman analyzes John McCain's health care plan, and finds it--how does one say this delicately--lacking.
Interesting article on NPR:
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Recently, the Indianapolis Star, New York Times, Indianapolis Business Journal and Wall Street Journal have noted the activities at WellPoint. Most noteworthy is the decline in its stock value following a disappointing earnings prediction from management. It has lost approximately 50% of its value in the last several months.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control released a study that found that a staggering 3.2 million teenage girls have a sexually transmitted disease--that's 25% of girls between the ages of 13 and 19, kids.
'Space Odyssey' Author Clarke Dies at 90 -
Writer Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka. He was 90.
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While I'm busily putting together the text and audio from today's event to share with you, I thought I'd start with an open thread for those of you who were in attendance to post your thoughts and observations from the Barack Obama Town Hall Meeting.
More to follow!
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And now, in a dispatch from the ever-protective "nanny state" advocates, comes this bill recently submitted in the Mississippi legislature:
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