News & Action Alerts
August 10, 2007
Tracks for Celiacs
Join up and join in for another important cause. Celiac disease is a common disorder to wheat, barley and rye. For those allergic, it can cause severe conditions including malnourishment, osteoporosis and cancer. About one in every 133 people in the U.S. has the disease. October 20 th The WV Gluten Intolerance Group will host a walk to raise awareness and money. The walk will be held at 9 am in Valley Park located in Hurricane. To get more information on how to register or to send money contact Karen Daniel, 340 Green Acres Drive, Hurricane, WV 25526. The money raised will go to stock book shelves in the medical community to raise awareness in the medical community. For more information about the disease and how to diagnosis it go here or go here.
Wall Street, Schmall Street
If You Don't Read All About – and we know this Administration is not much for reading – you can pretend what's happening on Wall Street doesn't matter. Under the Bush Administration, it seems that all roads lead to privatization. Many Americans don't realize it, but the evidence is clear:
The Bush Administration has not backed off from plans to privatize Social Security with private investment accounts. They've just changed their tactics to reach the President's self-described top domestic goal!
Please click here to watch a brief video message from National Committee President and CEO, Barbara Kennelly, in which she provides strong evidence that private accounts are a pre-condition of President Bush's call for a bipartisan "compromise" over the future of Social Security.
And to stay informed on the latest news and information on this serious threat to future benefits, please visit this website frequently.
Oh Wait, I'm Wrong, They Are Reading
And the response by the administration that wants to get government off your back? You guessed correctly. Bail Out - With Your Money. Ironic isn't it that this administration and business want government to stay out until their economic policies get jammed up. Then they're the first in line for a government bailout.
Mortgage Losses Echo in Europe and on Wall Street
By VIKAS BAJAJ and MARK LANDLER
On Thursday, stocks on Wall Street suffered their biggest one-day decline since February. Indexes fell more than 2 percent across Asia in early trading today…
But Evidently They're Not Listening
And They Keep Getting It Wrong
2-1 Does Not Equal 4
Bush, Forever Stealing from the Poor and Giving to the Rich: Bush May Try to Cut Corporate Tax Rates
From The Nation Magazine
North Wilkesboro , North Carolina
What on God's green earth has gotten into the Wilkes County Democrats? But in a scene playing out this year all across "red America," from these lush hills to the craggy outcroppings of the Mountain West, previously unfathomable crowds of Democrats are streaming up the steps of the old county courthouse, past bobbing blue balloons and Welcome Democrats! signs. They're hopping mad about the national state of things but simultaneously giddy with a new-found hope-- finally!--for their party.
Read the rest of the story @ The Nation Magazine
AFL-CIO Debate
Working Families
On Tuesday night, working families were the stars of the AFL-CIO Presidential Candidates Forum. The candidates heard stories and answered questions from people like Steve Skvara, whose emotional question you can see here.
Click here to watch video.
But Naturally it's All About Colonization
By Aggression so Americans like Steve Skvara are invisible despite the fact that many of our fellow West Virginians will return from service with the same kinds of challenges Mr. Skvara faces daily. Madman on the Loose: "Cheney urging strikes on Iran." Can Someone Please Apprehend Him with a Butterfly Net and a Pair of Handcuffs?
So Much to Do – So Little Time
Have a nice weekend.
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