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The Other Closet: Living With the Stigma of Mental Illness

February 27, 2018 Sricki 4

From the Motley Moose Archives … (Photobucket images are no longer available and have been downsized) I have touched on the topic of stigma against the mentally ill before, so I’m taking bits and pieces […]

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Fighting Back: Sen. Mazie Hirono – “If you’re poor, old, or sick? Well, you’re screwed.”

June 24, 2017 JanF 5

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets … Weekly Democratic Party Address by Senator Mazie Hirono of […]

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Barack Obama: “No tweaks can change the fundamental meanness at the core of this legislation.”

June 23, 2017 JanF 10

President Barack Obama took to Facebook yesterday to weigh in on the Republican Party’s legislation to repeal healthcare: “Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats are going to continue fighting for you and your family, and the values that define us as Americans”

May 20, 2017 JanF 5

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets … Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Co-Chair of the […]

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Fighting Back: – Tax Day March

April 15, 2017 JanF 2

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets … On Saturday, April 15, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representatives […]

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The Affordable Care Act is STILL under attack

March 23, 2017 JanF 13

Today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 7 years old, Republicans in Congress will be voting to repeal it. Not because the law does not make great strides in delivering on its promise of providing […]

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Fighting Back: “Protect Our Care” – Democrats Call For ACA National Day of Action

February 18, 2017 JanF 20

The weekly Fighting Back post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. Found on the Internets – House Democrats’ Press Conference Ahead of ACA National Day […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – It’s Time to Get Covered on the Health Insurance Marketplace

December 10, 2016 JanF 5

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, President Obama discussed […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – The Progress We’ve Made Because of the Affordable Care Act

November 5, 2016 JanF 3

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address This week, President Obama discussed Open Enrollment […]

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The Affordable Care Act is still under attack

March 23, 2016 JanF 6

Today, as the Affordable Care Act turns 6 years old, one of its provisions is being challenged in the Supreme Court of the United States. The contraceptive mandate guaranteed that women would have access to […]

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