A new report from the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Democratic Leadership Council argues modernizing the nation’s health system could save the federal government $600 billion over 10 years and $9 trillion over the next 25 years. “Health System Modernization Will Reduce the Deficit,” compiled by Harvard Professor David Cutler, a leading health care economist and expert […]
Read moreOfficials at Grady Memorial Hospital announced last week that it was closing three neighborhood health centers as part of a restructuring plan: The South DeKalb Grady Clinic on Rainbow Drive in Decatur, The Lindbergh Women & Children’s Health Center on Buford Highway and the Center Hill Center on Atlanta Industrial Parkway. Denise Simpson, spokeswoman for Grady Health, told Crossroads News last […]
Read moreBy midnight Wednesday, Gov. Sonny Perdue must make a final decision on bills and resolutions sent to him from the Georgia General Assembly, which wrapped up the 2009 session in early April. Perdue took action on several bills of note Monday, signing SB 200, a hodgepodge transit governance bill he advocated before lawmakers made changes, into law. Originally, SB 200 proposed […]
Read moreSevananda is now holding its annual Board of Directors election (thru next Sunday, May 10). Altho I have been a Sev member-owner for 2 or 3 decades, I have never voted in the annual elections before because there never seemed to be any big issues on the table. This year is different. Over the past year, the general manager […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders–who had previously dropped out citing the health of her mother–re-joined the race for Mayor of Atlanta on April 3, joining a crowded race of 13 candidates, including front-runners, City Councilwoman Mary Norwood and State Sen. Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta). This is the fourth in a series with Mayoral candidates by Atlanta Progressive […]
Read moreWill Afghanipakistan be Obama’s Vietnam? Willl his administration go the way of Lyndon Johnson’s, an earlier president with a bold domestic agenda which was crushed by an expanding war? McGovern warns Obama of LBJ legacy (3-minute video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de320qKblKc&feature=player_embedded “Tractor trailers full of human body parts after US air strikes” Alternet.org “Don’t overstay your welcome, Sam” (cartoon) http://robertariail.com/2009/04/02/afghanistan/ […]
Read moreAccording to Rhonda Cook at the AJC, records of the Environmental Protection Agency show that ponds at coal power plants in Georgia pose serious health risks. #### The AJC reported: “Eleven coal waste and ash dumps in seven Georgia counties, including Cobb, pose a much higher risk of cancer and other health problems to people living nearby than was previously […]
Read moreAnother gem, this time in the AJC’s business section. Lisa Borders and Kasim Reed are splitting big developer support. In terms of funding, Mary Norwood appears to be the grassroots, independent candidate, which is ironic given her supportfrom homeowners (a grassroots campaign of property owners?). AJC: “Shailendra Group CEO Shai Shailendra and executives from Carter and H.J. Russell & Co. […]
Read moreActivist Ben Howard has some serious concerns over the recent elections at NPU-R, which he circulated in a recent email to the YMCA requesting additional security. Apparently, things have gotten so heated, citizens feel their safety is in jeopardy: (FULL TEXT BELOW) #### TO: YMCA Administrators: I write this letter to request that, due to menacing statements surrounding a contested […]
Read moreAccording to an email sent to supporters of VoterGA, obtained by APN, the organization is raising questions about the conflict of interest posed by Karen Handel serving a Secretary of State during an election where she is also running for Governer, particularly when, because of electronic voting, there is no way of knowing whether votes are being counted accurately. Of […]
Read moreThe Obama administration announced today that it has identified 121 terminations, reductions, or other areas of savings designed to save $17 billion in 2010. “I want to be clear: there are many, many people doing valuable work for our government across the country and around the world. It’s important that we support these folks – folks who don’t draw a big […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — A coalition of transit riders, workers, and advocates called on Georgia lawmakers, Wednesday, May 06, 2009, to send financial help to MARTA so the struggling agency does not have to make drastic service cuts later this year. “The State of Georgia set MARTA up to fail from the beginning,” Terence Courtney, Coordinator of Atlanta Jobs with Justice, […]
Read moreOne month after some progressive state lawmakers and activists held a press conference to denounce the lack of support for MARTA, a coalition of MARTA riders and advocates are holding another press conference Wednesday May 6 at 5 p.m. give an update on the troubled transit system. The Georgia General Assembly ended the 2009 session without passing legislation that would […]
Read moreHuey Long did a very similar thing to Obama in Louisiana when he became governor. He passed a 25cent per barrel tax on all oil refined in Louisiana when Standard Oil of New Jersey had huge investments in oil refineries in Louisiana. It created a gargantuan influx of revenue into the state that Huey used to build roads, bridges, the first charity hospital […]
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