Entries Tagged as 'Corporate control'

Beating Around the Bush

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

In an article titled “Bush Outlines Goals to Fight Climate Change“, President Bush today called for “halting the growth” of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. However:
Bush, who leaves office in nine months, offered no specific proposals in the address.
But he laid out a framework for future measures he said would balance the need to curb […]

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Tags: Climate change · Corporate control · Disinformation · Environment · Politics

Oregon’s War on Health Care

March 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Over 45 million Americans don’t have health care, and Oregon’s doing something about it.
Oregon (and Portland) is getting some international press for a Las Vegas-style solution to the worsening health care crisis, especially acute in Oregon: resorting to a lottery to provide health care to a small percentage of those in need.

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Tags: Corporate control · Economics · Living · Politics · Portland