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Health in Neoliberalismk |
by Prokla editors
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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02 Feb 2005
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A cost explosion has not occurred in legal health insurance in Germany. If there is a financial problem, it is the problem of inade-quate revenues.. Mass unemployment is the central cause of the rising health premiums. |
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Announcement: Help meet a Chomsky challenge to support independent news & The NewStandard |
by TNS Fan
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02 Feb 2005
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Subject: Help meet a Chomsky challenge to support independent news and The NewStandard |
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News :: Economy : Elections & Legislation : Environment : Government Secrecy : Labor : Political-Economy : Regime |
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Bush Proposes Amtrak Death Penalty |
by Matthew Wald
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01 Feb 2005
Modified: 11:48:21 PM |
Bush's next budget effectively proposes a death penalty for Amtrak. The reality is that all types of transportation get subsidies in one form or another. Amtrak has seen rising ridership since Sept. 11 on nearly all its trains -- they frequently operate at capacity due to lack of extra equipment.
Fuel inefficient road transport gets the best financial treatment from government of all transport modes. A government decision to kill off the government subsidies of a particular transport mode is disingenuous at best if it is claimed to be in the name of ending subsidies -- that's simply not the case -- and quite likely it is a smoke screen for eventually funneling taxpayer funds to private investors at the expense of the public.
What Bush's decision means is that he is intent on killing off the most fuel-efficient, terrorist-resistant form of intercity tranportation mode, railroad passenger trains, as a public service. As global warming and rising fuel prices make railroads the prefered transport mode in the near future, is Bush merely clearing the way for private investors to make money by privatizing public assets kept viable by taxpayer investment for the last three decades -- at fire sale prices -- then collecting continuing subsidies for maintaining what is a vital part of the US transport system, just when we need it most? Bush is quite possibly just greasing the skids for privatized passenger rail in a way that will eventually draw the same, or even increased, subsidies, but which will then flow to maintain the profitability of the passenger rail system for private investors -- usually Republican party contributors -- after intentionally destroying it as a vital public service.
The United States should look to European examples for both the necessity of and the case for passenger rail service that is treated on a level playing field with all other government-subsidized tranportation modes, such as road transport and aviation. |
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Fountainhead e-Letter, Berlin Germany |
by Fountainhead
bicdance (nospam) aol.com (verified) |
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01 Feb 2005
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An overview of the annual film-video festival, THE COLLEGIUM Television Program, publishing & distribution programs, produced & directed by Fountainhead Tanz Theatre. |
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National Lawyers Guild Midwest Regional Conference |
by Carl Williams
carltonwilliams (nospam) yahoo.com (verified) |
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01 Feb 2005
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Please join us for the National Lawyers Guild
Midwest Regional Conference:
FORWARD!
Strategies for Social and Legal Change
March 4-6 at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, WI
with Keynote Amy Goodman, Host & Executive Producer of Democracy Now! |
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Monty Python Writer on Post-Modern Bush |
by john cleese
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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01 Feb 2005
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This Monty Python letter could cheer us in this murky world of denial and myopia. Pyro-maniacs make poor firefighters. Wolves in sheeps' clothing make poor leaders. Enron lawyers (eg Alberto Gonzales) make poor Attorney Generals. |
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GM food ban in Angola threatens the most vunerable |
by CERRV via Scott
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01 Feb 2005
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SUMMARY & COMMENT: A recent law in Angola has banned the import and use
of GM foods. This is raising concern that donor contributions to
food-aid will be reduced. Given the role that biotech companies are now
playing in the controlling of food access, it is reasonable to expect
that pressure will be placed on the Angolan government to change their
new position. |
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House Bill to Allow Discrimination Based on Felony Conviction |
by IMCista
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31 Jan 2005
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There is a bill before the Illinois House that amends the Landlord Tenant Act to allow landlords to discriminate against those with felony convictions. |
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