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The Fake Budget Crisis
Both President Obama and the Republican Congress are united on at least one thing – federal programs that help most Americans must be cut, and no amount of increased taxation for the rich will change that. But in the wealthiest country in the world, one that spends almost as much on war as the rest…
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Issues For LGBT Seniors
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender seniors face unique challenges as our identities and relationships are not always respected by institutional and government authorities. The vulnerabilities that all elders are potentially prone to are thus accentuated for LGBT seniors. In this episode, Paula Basta, a senior services professional, discusses with the Gay Liberation Network’s Brent Holman-Gomez…
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Healthcare Reform & LGBT People
Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than any other nation in the world, the United States ranks worse than 30 other countries in the quality of care it delivers to its residents. Many preventable diseases are allowed to fester, because it is more profitable to give poor care rather than effective care. Healthcare activist…