President Donald Trump bribed a vote out of Missouri Congressman Billy Long for the American Health Care Act – the “replacement” of the Affordable Care Act. The man with funny hair agreed to Long’s proposal to add $8 billion, over Read More …
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Missourians for Single Payer Health Care
The articles below are taken from the MoSP (Missouri Single Payer) Winter 2017 Newsletter. Their newsletters are available in PDF format at http://mosp.us/newsletters.htm Reflections on the Women’s March in DC What surprised me most about the Women’s March on January 22 Read More …
St. Louis March for Science on Earth Day
Despite poor weather predictions, several thousand in St. Louis joined others across the world, marching in support of science on Earth Day, April 22, 2017. The March began at Union Station, processed down Market Street and ended at Luther Ely Read More …
Trump and GOP Betray Families of Supporters
As reported in the New York Times science section on March 21, 2017, the U.S, Census Bureau reports that the number of grandparents in the United States has increased by 24% since 2001. There were 56.1 million grandparents in 2001. Read More …
The Bad New Days
My late father always stayed calm in the face of crisis and rarely spoke ill of anyone (unless they worked very hard to earn his ire). Yet, you could get his Irish out in a flash by reminiscing about “the Read More …
Personal Impact of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act
On Saturday, January 28, 2017 more than 60 citizens met at the UFWC – Local 655 Hall to discuss the importance of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act and for individuals to share their personal stories and how they were positively impacted Read More …