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What’s So Complicated About Universal Health Care?
I read a few years ago that health insurer Kaiser-Permanante’s CEO got a $20 million dollar bonus that year in addition to his exorbitant salary. TWENTY. MILLION. DOLLARS. In healthcare, bonus’ like that come when the company has been extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Corporations, Government, Health Care
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Would You Vote For Someone THIS Stupid?
Here is Republican candidate Fred Thompson’s take on energy and global warming, in his very own words: “Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Government, Politics
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The Story of Stuff ~ Every American Should See This
This YouTube video is just a portion of this awesome film. It’s actually Chapter 5. But believe me, chapters 1-4 are also totally worth watching and if you go here, you can watch the whole thing from start to finish. … Continue reading
Flu Shots Now Required for Children and an INFANT WARNING About Fluoridated Water
In New Jersey, children who attend preschool or daycare will soon be required to have annual flu vaccinations, despite protests from many parents who don’t think the government should be able to tell them what substances, toxic or otherwise, they … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Government, Health Care, Toxins and Chemicals, WTF?
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High BPA levels in Baby Formulas – A MUST READ for Parents of Infants
If you thought baby bottles containing BPA (Bisphenol-A) was bad, I’m sorry to report it gets worse. The Environmental Working Group just released their report on BPA in baby formula and it’s not pretty. Please go to their site and … Continue reading
Posted in Call to Action, Children, Toxins and Chemicals
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Watch the Presidential Forum on Global Warming and America’s Energy Future
This Saturday, November 17, presidential candidates will gather in Los Angeles for the first ever Presidential Forum on Global Warming and America’s Energy Future. The event will be a critical opportunity to hear from the candidates on their positions and … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Politics
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Not Toxic in the Traditional Sense of the Word but Still Toxic…
I thought I;d seen it all with padded bras for six year olds and Girls Gone Wild-inspired hot tub party bus toys and stripper poles being sold in the toy section and unmistakably phallic Dora toys and 1970′s Tab commercials … Continue reading
Posted in Girls, WTF?, Women
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MORE DEADLY TOY RECALLS Please Read and Pass On!
Aqua Dots, one of this season’s hottest toys, is being recalled because the balls contain a coating that is converted into the date rape drug, GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate) when ingested. Two children are already in non-responsive comas after eating … Continue reading
Posted in Toy Recalls
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The Pollution Within…
This is nothing I didn’t already know but every time I read about it, it hits me in the gut like it’s the first time. The real questions are, in my humble opinion, WHY is the EPA so useless and … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxins and Chemicals
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American People = Bush’s ATM
I know all the arguments about why we must “stay the course” in Iraq and while I despise the fact that our president has gotten us mired in something that has the potential to easily go on for another decade … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Health Care, Politics
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