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Work Thanksgiving Or Get Fired – Consumerism Takes No holidays

Work Thanksgiving Or Get Fired – Consumerism Takes No holidays

By Jim Hightower — Most Americans — from the Obama family in the White House to my little family in Texas — will get a much-deserved break from work on Thanksgiving Day. But millions of others won’t. Understandably, firefighters, police, and hospital workers will stay on the job. After all, they’re providing essential services for our […]

Fashion Victims In Bangladesh

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Fashion Victims In Bangladesh

By JIM HIGHTOWER— You see it in stores across our country and around the world: colorful and stylish clothing with happy-sounding brand names like Children’s Place, Papaya, Joe Fresh, and Mango. But you don’t see the factories where these cheerful garments are made. Nor are we shown the strained faces of the impoverished workers who make […]

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Wal-Mart Health Screening Stations Part Of ‘Self-Service Revolution’

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Wal-Mart Health Screening Stations Part Of ‘Self-Service Revolution’

By JULIE APPLEBY, KHN, STERLING, Va.– Perched by a computer monitor wedged between shelves of cough drops and the pharmacy in a bustling Wal-Mart,  Mohamed Khader taps out answers to questions such as how often he eats vegetables, whether anyone in his family has diabetes and his age. He tests his eyesight, weighs himself and checks […]

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

By Mary Agnes Carey, KHN Staff Writer– The Supreme Court Thursday, 28 June 2012, upheld the 2010 federal health care reform law, dismissing the challenge by states to the law’s requirement that individuals get insurance. The justices, however, did give states the right to opt out of a critical provision requiring them to expand Medicaid […]

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