September 14, 2009 -
The North Carolina union organizer who was the inspiration for the movie "Norma Rae" died on Friday of brain cancer after a battle with her insurance company, which delayed her treatment. She was 68.
September 11, 2009 -
By Cristina Fernandez-Pereda, New America Media
September 11, 2009 -
Number of corporate mergers involving health insurers that took place over the past 13 years: more than 400 Percent of U.S. health insurance markets that are now classified as "highly concentrated": 94
September 11, 2009 -
In the first full year of therecession, the nation's poverty rate climbed to 13.2 percent, up
September 10, 2009 -
Rep. Joe Wilson is getting his 15 minutes of national fame after bellowing "you lie!" during President Obama's health care address last night. But Wilson earned notoriety in his home state of South Carolina in the late 1990s when, as a state legislator, he was one of the staunchest defenders of flying the Confederate battle flag over the state capitol.
September 10, 2009 -
Most of the media hype over President Obama's health care address to Congress last night has centered on Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's (SC) startling outburst of heckling.
September 10, 2009 -
Earlier this week, we reported that Forsyth County, N.C. District Attorney Tom Keith was being called on to resign after a newspaper quoted him as saying blacks were were instinctively more prone to violence than whites. It turns out Keith was misquoted -- but some community leaders who called for his resignation are still none too happy with what he actually said.
