Month: December 2009

Health Care Strategy

Well, lookee here: House Democrats insisted Tuesday they have no plans to roll over for the Senate in upcoming negotiations on a health reform bill, even as they acknowledged it would be all but impossible to reinsert a public...

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Serious Question

I don’t mean this seriously because the we didn’t face an either/or situation. But I wonder what Obama’s approval rating would be if his policies had done a lot more to create jobs and lesson the foreclosure...

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Kampala: A View From the Busy Streets

The streets in Kampala, Uganda are never empty.  Check out the video below to hear Danielle’s thoughts on the city (and it’s constant activity) and meet a young man named Brian we talked to who is eager for you...

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Got Biogas?

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda.  Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute Nourishing the Planet blog. In addition to milk and income,...

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Turkey, Syria and Jordan welcome Gaza Aid Convoy

Lest there be any doubt that the government of Turkey is pissed at Israel for the Gaza massacre of last December, this announcement from the British Viva Palestina organization put it to rest. In fact, to a large extent, Israel...

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