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Mic Check's Know 5 Things:
What you should know about what's in the news.
In The Way Of Profits: The Fairness Squad
Here is Part IV in Mic Check Radio’s series “Five Things About Five Things: The Insurance Company War On Our Families,” titled “In The Way Of Profits: Lawmakers.”
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, October 28, 2009
In The Way Of Insurance Company Profits: Kids
Part two in a five-part series on Insurance Companies and the quest for giant profits at the expense of people who need health insurance.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, October 27, 2009
In The Way Of Insurance Company Profits: Sick People
Part one in a five-part series on Insurance Companies and the quest for giant profits at the expense of people who need health insurance.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, October 26, 2009
No Longer a Man's World
For the first time, one-half of all U.S. workers are women.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, October 19, 2009
Confirming Sotomayor
As confirmation hearings begin for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, what to know about the woman in the hot seat.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, July 13, 2009
ACES Faith and Facts
Exploring the unique support for and facts behind the landmark climate legislation.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, June 25, 2009
Claim V. Fact on Health Care Reform Myths
Debunking some of the most common myths about health care reform.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, June 16, 2009
What to Do About Pakistan
Clear points on the political and humanitarian quagmire.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, June 9, 2009
Inside Obama's Speech in Cairo
What you need to know about the historic speech.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, June 4, 2009
U.S. + China = Climate Change Progress
The facts behind working with China on climate change.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, June 4, 2009
Meet Judge Sotomayor
And all together now, it’s pronounced “so-toe-my-YORE.”
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, May 26, 2009
More Fuel Efficient Cars
The White House announced new fuel-efficiency standards on Tuesday.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, May 20, 2009
Multimedia: The Millennials Get Progressive
Two new studies show a progressive generation with views that are likely here to stay.
By Christy Harvey, May 15, 2009
Reducing The Deficit By Reforming Health Care
The health care industry acknowledged some basic problems in the U.S. health care system this week, offering to cut $2 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade to help pay for President Barack Obama’s plan to reform the health care system and offer medical insurance to all Americans. [AP]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, May 12, 2009
Doctors For America
Health care reform got a serious push this week when Sen. Max Baucus (D., MT) joined with the Center for American Progress to announce the creation of “Doctors For America,” a coalition of more than 11,000 doctors supporting health care reform.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, May 5, 2009
Swine Flu
The flu has spread to seven countries: Mexico, the U.S., Canada, Spain, Israel, Scotland and New Zealand, and caused more than 100 deaths.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 28, 2009
Celebrating Earth Day With Green Jobs
Today is Earth Day. One of the stated principles of Earth Day, according to the official Web site, is the “creation of a new green economy that lifts people out of poverty by creating millions of quality green jobs and transforms the global education system into a green one.”
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 22, 2009
The Torture Memos
Last week, President Obama released four detailed memos from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) which were filled with graphic, detailed descriptions of the tactics used by the CIA against suspects detained in Guantanamo Bay and secret CIA prisons around the world. “Passages describing forced nudity, the slamming of detainees into walls, prolonged sleep deprivation and the dousing of detainees with water as cold as 41 degrees alternate with elaborate legal arguments concerning the international Convention Against Torture.” [NY Times]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 17, 2009
AstroTurf Tea Parties
Hosts on Fox News have been promoting anti-tax rallies around the country on April 15, Tax Day. They claim the events are grassroots-driven protests aimed at the current U.S. tax system. Research by progressive bloggers shows, however, the rallies are actually organized by well-funded think tanks run by lobbyists.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 15, 2009
Immigration
Last week, the New York Times announce President Barack Obama was planning to begin the national dialogue on immigration reform as early as next month… Many conservatives are planning to mount an attack against any reform, claiming a focus on legalizing as well as enforcement will hurt the current economy. [NYTimes]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 13, 2009
Big Victories For Marriage Equality
The state of Vermont made history yesterday when it became the very first state to legalize gay marriage through the legislature rather than through a court decision. The Vermont House overturned Gov. Jim Douglas’s veto on gay marriage with a 100-49 vote; the veto was overturned in the Vermont Senate with a 23-05 vote.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 7, 2009
The New Defense Budget
“Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Monday announced a broad reshaping of the Pentagon budget, with deep cuts in many traditional weapons systems but billions of dollars for new technology to fight the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan.” [NY Times]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 6, 2009
"The Alterna-Budget" Rep Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Conservatives in Congress
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Conservatives in Congress Wednesday unveiled their alternative to President Barack Obama’s budget. According to the Washington Post, the proposal “would cut taxes for business and the wealthy, freeze most government spending for five years, halt spending approved in the economic stimulus package and slash federal health programs for the poor and elderly.”
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, April 1, 2009
The Hidden Tax On Health Insurance
This week is “Cover The Uninsured Week” in the United States. Millions of Americans today live without health insurance; in 2007, there were 46 million Americans without health insurance, which works out to 15% of the population. And a study by Families USA found “86.7 million people—one out of every three Americans under the age of 65—was uninsured for some period of time during 2007 and 2008.” [American Health Care since 1994] [Families USA]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 24, 2009
Secretary Geithner's "Toxic Assets" Plan
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner yesterday announced his new plan to help troubled banks remove toxic assets from their balance sheets. The new program is known as “The Public-Private Investment Program.”
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 23, 2009
Financial Lobbyists: Anti-Progress
The House of Representatives Thursday may have been successful in their quest to impose a stiff tax on the giant bonuses given to employees of firms taking federal bailout money, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over. Lobbyists for the financial services industry are in “hyperdrive” in their attempts to block lawmakers from limiting pay packages for the executives at these failing banks. [Roll Call]
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 20, 2009
Explaining AIG Bonus-Gate
The CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy, faced an irate House Financial Services subcommittee yesterday to explain why the troubled company recently paid out more than $165 million in retention bonuses to its executives.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 18, 2009
Reversing The Ban On Stem-Cell Research
In August 2001, President Bush banned federal funding for any new embryonic stem cell lines. This week, President Obama signed an executive order to end that ban on federal funding.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 11, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act
Legislators in both houses of Congress yesterday introduced new legislation for the “Employee Free Choice Act,” a measure that would allow workers to unionize once the majority of employees sign cards saying they want a union.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 10, 2009
Health Care Reform
Last Thursday, President Barack Obama brought together Democrats, Republicans, industry leaders and political advocates to discuss one of the top issues facing the country today: health care.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 9, 2009
Swift Boating Health Care Reform
As national leaders gather in Washington this week for President Obama’s health care summit, a right-wing front group called “Conservatives for Patients Rights” is launching a giant media offensive in an attempt to torpedo any health care reform efforts.
By Christy Harvey, Mic Check Radio, March 4, 2009
Briefs by Christy Harvey are courtesy of Mic Check Radio, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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