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People Die While Bush Continues to Cut Health Care

Bush’s Medical Savings Accounts vs. Medicare For All

With Don McCane, Physicians for a National Health Program, Paul Kaczocha, Local 6787, United Steelworkers and Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies

Cutbacks in health care benfits and corporate downsizing due to health care costs are in the news every week. Bush’s solution — Medical Health Savings Accounts which encourage employers to terminate employer provided health benefits.

But, Rep Conyers’ National Health Care Act is picking up support as a growing number of unions pass resolutions in support.


The Achievements by Woman Throughout the Bolivarian Process

With Venezuelan Women in the Bolivarian Revolution: María del Mar Alvarez de Lovera, National Women’s Defender (shown at right); Reina Arratia, Member of the Presidential Commission Against Racism; and Yolanda Jaimes, Venezuelan Supreme Court Judge

Maria del Mar Alvarez de Lovera

The Future of Auto: Dismantling Fordism?

Judy Ancel interviews Jim Stouffer, President UAW Local 249 and Gregg Shotwell, Delphi Worker


Where Have All the Pensions Gone?

Hosted by Albert Lakona


Video: Auto Workers Protest Detroit Auto Show

On Jan. 8, more than 500 auto workers protested at the North American International Auto show in Detroit, MI.

The rally included auto and parts plant workers from the US and Canada who protested against the attacks on wages, pensions and healthcare by the auto companies and the UAW leaderships’ refusal to support the protests.


Video: Shipping Out – The Story of America’s Seafaring Women

Shipping Out

The history of women and seafaring in America as well as the history of women and the sea and how traditional attitudes influenced women’s work.

Meet women who hold jobs in commercial shipping, on container ships, bulk cargo carriers and tankers, as well as coastal tugs, barges,...


Granito de arena

Granito de arena

The inspiring, and sometimes unsettling, story of the Mexican teachers’ movement and their grassroots, non-violent struggle to defend public education from the devastating impacts of economic globalization.

Award-winning filmmaker Jill Freidberg spent almost two years in southern Mexico documenting...

Granito de arena from www.corrugate.org


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