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In a Jan. 31, 1989 file photo, Russell Means, who heads the American Indian Movement, (AIM) testifies before a special investigative committee of the Senate Select Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)

An American Indian Legend: Remembering Russell Means

Archives for October 2012

Insurers Are Again Selling Child-Only Health Policies After Interventions From States, Study Finds

One of the first provisions of the Affordable Care Act to take effect prohibited insurers from turning down children younger than 19 on the grounds that they had a preexisting medical condition. The provision was supposed to make coverage more accessible to vulnerable kids whose families were trying to buy coverage on the individual market. […]

Michelle Andrews
By Michelle Andrews
Doctor Chris Taylor, left, examines the ear of Medi-Cal patient Richardo Alvarez, 5, at the Las Palmas Health Clinic in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 3, 2005. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

One of the first provisions of the Affordable Care Act to take effect prohibited insurers from turning down children younger than 19 on the grounds that they had a preexisting medical condition. The provision was supposed to make coverage more accessible to vulnerable kids whose families were trying to buy coverage on the individual market.

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Dark Money And Citizens United: What Obama And Romney Would And Wouldn’t Do About It

With campaign finances limits renderednearly meaningless, election spending is on pace to set records. Where does each presidential candidate stand on how to regulate money in politics? President Obama talks about changes but hasn’t instituted many. He favors legislation that would require disclosure of donors to dark money nonprofits. The president has also floated a Constitutional amendment […]

Justin Elliot
By Justin Elliot
Remarking on the vice presidential debate, President Barack Obama tells reporters, "I think Joe Biden did great. I couldn't be prouder," as he returns to the White House in Washington after a day of campaign events in Miami, Thursday night, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

With campaign finances limits renderednearly meaningless, election spending is on pace to set records. Where does each presidential candidate stand on how to regulate money in politics? President Obama talks about changes but hasn’t instituted many. He favors legislation that would require disclosure of donors to dark money nonprofits. The

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Nursing Home Patients Returning To The Community

This story was produced in collaboration with the Washington Post. After nearly two years in a Baltimore nursing home, Sonia Savage was eager to leave. She was in her late 20s, surrounded by older people and feeling “it wasn’t a place for me.” Savage had suffered a traumatic brain injury, a stroke and broken bones […]

Jenni Bergal
By Jenni Bergal
Hazel Eng, 89, lives at The Villages of North Branch nursing home and suffers from advanced Alzheimer's. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

This story was produced in collaboration with the Washington Post. After nearly two years in a Baltimore nursing home, Sonia Savage was eager to leave. She was in her late 20s, surrounded by older people and feeling "it wasn't a place for me." Savage had suffered a traumatic brain injury, a stroke and broken bones after being struck by a car

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State Officials Find Problems At Mass. Pharmacy

Water from a leaking boiler collected just outside a room that was supposed to be sterile. Floor mats used by technicians were filled with dirt and debris. Drugs were shipped out before the company even confirmed they were sterile. State officials said Tuesday that they found these and other problems at the New England Compounding […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Dr. Madeleine Biondolillo, Director of the Mass. Bureau of Healthcare Safety, right, leaves at the conclusion of a news conference regarding the Massachusetts pharmacy responsible for the meningitis outbreak during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Water from a leaking boiler collected just outside a room that was supposed to be sterile. Floor mats used by technicians were filled with dirt and debris. Drugs were shipped out before the company even confirmed they were sterile. State officials said Tuesday that they found these and other problems at the New England Compounding Center during

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Collective Punishment Against Palestinians: Normalizing Apartheid In Israel

(MintPress) – Recently released documents show Israel calculated the number of calories citizens of Gaza needed in order to avoid starvation, according to internal notes released by the Ministry of Defense. Gaza, a small coastal strip run internally by Hamas, has been under a strict Israeli blockade since 2006. While Israelis long claimed the blockade was designed […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
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(MintPress) – Recently released documents show Israel calculated the number of calories citizens of Gaza needed in order to avoid starvation, according to internal notes released by the Ministry of Defense. Gaza, a small coastal strip run internally by Hamas, has been under a strict Israeli blockade since 2006. While Israelis long claimed the

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Bigger In Texas: Huge Lawsuit Sees 600 School Districts Sue State Over Funding

(MintPress) – Alleged disparities in public education funding have launched a hotly contested lawsuit in Texas that shows around 600 school districts challenging the state’s school finance system. The districts argue that drastic reductions in funding made during the 2011 Texas Legislature were made without accounting for an influx of students and disproportionately hurt already-poorer districts. […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Fifteen lawyers representing six different plaintiff groups crowded one side of the Travis County courtroom of state District Judge John Dietz on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in Austin, Texas. to launch the sweeping school finance trial involving about two-thirds of Texas school districts. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ralph Barrera)

(MintPress) – Alleged disparities in public education funding have launched a hotly contested lawsuit in Texas that shows around 600 school districts challenging the state’s school finance system. The districts argue that drastic reductions in funding made during the 2011 Texas Legislature were made without accounting for an influx of students and

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