I could lose it all...
And after reading nyceve’sdiary last night, I know where it's going... It started me thinking... I’d like to think there is hope...hope for a real dialogue in politics. A Herculean leap of faith I...
View ArticleThey want to keep us deaf.
I was heartened by the news of HB 311 from Ozzie. Political elbowing be damned! Even if HB 311 is analogous to a child with divorcing parents...Things are moving ahead for a Single-Payer system in...
View ArticleSingle Payer Heats Up in Chicago
The first public hearing on HB 311, the Health Care for All Illinois Act, was held Saturday in Simeon Career Academy's muggy auditorium. HB 311, Illinois' single payer bill, passed with approval from...
View ArticleIL Summer of Single Payer Continues...
This is a unique time for single payer in Illinois. ...it’s all in the timing. We have a single payer powerhouse in veteran legislator Rep. Mary Flowers who has made it her mission to provide everyone...
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Why is it so LOUD in here? Sounds of IL Special Session
I just have to share a rare experience with you all. By the grace of timing and complementary personalities, I was on the floor of the House of Representatives in Springfield, covering the 22nd...
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Single Payer Summer makes the Front Page!
Rep. Mary Flowers and her series of statewide public hearings on HB 311 took the single payer discussion to the Kane County Gov. Center in lovely Geneva IL. Thursday, 8-14-08. And we seriously...
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As Falls Single Payer Fall...
...so falls our threshold of the absurd. Yup-believe your eyes. My buddy Ozzie snapped this in my home state Nebraska on his way to the DNC convention. So quoth Oz..."As a rule, I listen to...
View ArticleDaily Kos, Meet Dr. Quentin Young
Our work with Illinois Media Progressives has given us the opportunity to meet some of the most dedicated and quality people in the health care reform movement. From Rep. John Conyers, IL Rep. Mary...
View ArticleValentine's Day Countdown to Nakedness...
On Groundhog Day my position was "eliminated." A position I held for over 13 years. *Poof* Escorted out the door the same day. Since then, I've been busy applying for unemployment, making last minute...
View ArticleTRUE BLUE RADIO: Relevant Talk
And the beat goes on... I love how Kos can bring people together and how communities are built on ideas and a whole lot of internet-sweat. So I'm excited to be a part of this 'thon to introduce you all...
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Marcy Winograd Debates Jane Harman! (w/ video) UPDATED
Blue Dog Jane Harman has been doing everything possible to avoid bumping into Marcy Winograd, much less debating her. But during the recent California Democratic Convention, at the meeting of the...
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Hi, I'm Cat's Uterus, LLC!
A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Cat! That's right Kossacks, it's reproductive rights-the good ol' American post-Citizens United way! When Cat's uterus heard the news from the floor of the Florida house,...
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Why does the Tea Party and The Bible hate Manatees?
Are they gay? Are they too fat? Are they just too adorable? And why is the United Nations Agenda 21 a road map toward world-wide Manatee domination? This article from the Broward/Palm Beach NewTimes...
View ArticleJesse LaGreca joins Adam Klugman on today's show!
Hi fellow Kossacks, Even tho I'm a Chicago gal, I've had the pleasure of working for Portland progressive radio host Adam Klugman as he broadcasts each week sharing his own unique take on the...
View ArticleJesse Here, Jesse There, Jesse On The Air TONIGHT!
Howdy, I’m Cat! You may know my incorporated uterus, Cat’s Uterus LLC or you may know that if you ain’t saying single payer I probably ain’t listening, and maybe that myself and fellow kossack Ozzie...
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Chicago Bowls for Single Payer! [VIDEO]
Take to the lanes Saturday May 12th and make a strike for single payer! Roll in solidarity with us here in Chicago and let your lawmakers know that corporate insurance has gone OVER THE LINE for far...
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Spongecakeocalypse!
Et tu, Ding-Dongs? It seems Twinkies have reached their expiration date, along with alot of union jobs as Laura Clawson served up in this excellent diary today. Expiration?!? A chemical impossibility...
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Karen Black-Crowd Funding for Healthcare
Unfortunately it was too late for Karen."The sexy star of Five Easy Pieces, Nashville and Easy Rider just to name a few died August 8, 2013 after a long and public struggle with cancer.Like a sadly...
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