Category Archives: Benefits

Why No Nukes? The Real Cost of U.S. Nuclear Power

By doris | Published: March 27, 2011

Full Story at time.com The chaos at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant — explosions, fires, ruptures — has not shaken the bipartisan support in partisan Washington for the U.S.’s so-called nuclear renaissance. Republicans have dismissed Japan’s crisis as a once-in-a-lifetime fluke. President Obama has defended atomic energy as a carbon-free source of power, resisting calls [...]

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Colorado Senate passes civil unions bill

By doris | Published: March 24, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The Colorado Senate on Thursday approved a civil unions bill that would allow same-sex couples the right to inherit property, apply for family leave and share medical decisions. The bill, approved 23-12, now goes to the House. In Colorado, only a man and woman can marry. The bill would [...]

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Obama: U.S. ‘stands ready to help’ Japan

By doris | Published: March 12, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama said the United States “stands ready to help the Japanese people” slammed by a destructive tsunami. In a statement issued Friday, Obama said he instructed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be prepared to help Hawaii and other U.S. regions “that could be affected” by [...]

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Walker shows no sign of conceding in Wisconsin battle

By doris | Published: February 27, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that government workers’ collective bargaining rights have caused unsustainable costs and stuck to his demand that bargaining rights be curtailed for most public workers. “If we do not get these changes, and the Senate Democrats don’t come back, we’re going [...]

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Is Ohio Senate Bill 5 Union Busting?

By doris | Published: February 20, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com COMMENTARY | The debate over Ohio Senate Bill 5 is quickly evolving to an emotional and partisan issue. Public employee unions are lined up on one side of the issue and fiscal conservatives holding court on the other. Increasingly strong partisan rhetoric personal attacks are appearing on union websites. The Ohio [...]

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House ignores Obama spending veto threat

By doris | Published: February 16, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Congress on Wednesday pressed ahead with legislation to immediately slice $61 billion from domestic programs, but so far showed little appetite for paring one of the biggest chunks of the budget — military spending. Despite a veto threat from President Barack Obama and harsh criticism from [...]

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Obama’s proposed Homeland Security budget sees slight increase

By doris | Published: February 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama’s budget cutters left the Department of Homeland Security relatively unscathed Monday, less than a week after the department chief said the country’s terror threat is at its “most heightened state” since the September 11 attacks. The proposed budget provides $43.2 billion in discretionary spending for [...]

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House GOP debates Medicare privatization plan

By doris | Published: January 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Months after they hammered Democrats for cutting Medicare, House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize the health program for seniors. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is testing support for his idea to replace Medicare with a fixed payment to buy a private medical [...]

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Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April

By doris | Published: January 27, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — The much-maligned, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System is about to be consigned to the proverbial dustbin of history. Not that anyone is really paying attention. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to announce Thursday that the almost 9-year-old threat alert system will go away in April. It [...]

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Montel Williams pushes medical marijuana bill

By doris | Published: January 26, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former talk show host Montel Williams has urged state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland, saying it has a role helping those with painful ailments such as his own. The Baltimore native spoke Monday at a news conference with Maryland lawmakers who support legalized medical marijuana. Williams, [...]

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CNN Poll: Economy still top priority

By doris | Published: January 25, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.blogs.cnn.com Washington (CNN) – What do Americans want President Obama and Congress to concentrate on in the coming year? According to a new national poll, a majority of Americans rate four issues – the economy, unemployment, health care, and the budget deficit – as “extremely important,” with the economy topping the list [...]

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Senate Republicans eye health care repeal

By doris | Published: January 24, 2011

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.cnn.com Washington (CNN) – Democratic and Republican senators agreed Sunday that the Senate will vote to change elements of the health care legislation passed in the last Congress, most likely through amendments to other bills. With Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, saying he will not allow a full repeal bill on the [...]

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