Marie Wilson: The Gathering Storm of Republican Women

When Sen. Olympia Snowe commented this week on translating “empathy of your experience into legislation,” she made a profound statement on what is currently missing in American politics. The pinnacle of such indifference to the average citizen’s plight is seen today in the partisan stalling of healthcare. You would think that our leaders would want the U.S. to improve its ranking of 37th in the world for healthcare, and to ensure that families are not destroyed by lack of affordable insurance.

True Unemployment Numbers and Americans Without Insurance

For Many Americans, Health Cover is Key to a Job by Ed Stoddard – Reuters/Common Dreams SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Real estate agent Lisa DeWaal serves coffee at a Starbucks outlet for four hours every morning before she goes to the office to start her “day job.” The reason has little to do with the state of the housing market and everything to do with the one big perk that 20 hours a week at the coffee counter provides: affordable health insurance for her and her three children. While health