This weekend, Barack wrote an op-ed in the New York Times entitled "Why We Need Health Care Reform." Here are a few choice snippets: Our reform will prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of your medical history. Nor will they be allowed to drop your coverage if you get sick. They will not be …
The Time Traveler’s Wife had its premiere last night. It comes out this Friday, and I’m pretty stoked. (Only a little bit because I may be in love with Rachel McAdams.) Also, Lifehouse contribute a song to the soundtrack. News France and Germany exit the recession. A bear’s on the loose in the suburbs of …
News Newlywed charity workers and human rights activists are killed in latest Chechen violence. Human trafficking The World Evangelical Alliance commits to combating human trafficking. Visit "At the End of Slavery." Slavery in Bangladesh. Health care Jonathan Alter likes the status quo. And I agree with him. (Note: in case you don’t get it, the …
News Typhoons Morakat and Etau hit east Asia hard. Here’s the BBC’s coverage. Human trafficking A tour guide in Malaysia is charged with trafficking. Trafficking in Taiwan. Watch the International Justice Mission documentary "At the End of Slavery" online tomorrow 1pm (I think it’s PST). Health care The New York Times offers a primer on …
Starting with an oldie but a goodie … Star Wars as retold by a person who’s never actually seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb2GmBkkaTU&hl=en&fs=1& News Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as the next US Supreme Court Justice by the Senate by a count of 68-31. Here’s President Obama’s response. Bill O’Reilly sings Obama’s praises … seriously. Jobless claims are …