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Finally, some good news on the uninsured
By Anne Dunkelberg and Eileen Garcia and Laura Guerra-Cardus New data from the U.S. Census Bureau on health insurance coverage confirm what parents all over Texas will tell you: Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are lifelines for our state’s children. While unemployment has doubled since 2007, the…
Author: The Houston Chronicle
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Anti-apartheid Veterans Left in the Lurch
BILL CORCORAN in Cape Town The South African government has introduced a Bill that will give pension and healthcare rights to the 56,000 registered veterans of the struggle against apartheid, but critics say the scheme does not go far enough IT IS 25 YEARS since…
Author: The Irish Times
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Appoint Christopher Oechsli President and Chief Executive Officer
NEW YORK, NY, 28 September 2011 – The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has announced the appointment of Christopher Oechsli as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his election to the Board, effective immediately. Oechsli has served as Interim President and Chief Executive…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The World Will Remember Troy's Name
Originally posted on September 21, 2011 by Eric Wingerter, Director of New Media, NAACP. Read Troy’s Last Words Tonight the State of Georgia has killed an innocent man. In recent weeks, we fought hard for the commutation of Troy Davis’ sentence. More than one million…
Author: NAACP
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€58m Replacement Care Centre and Hospital Opens in Cork
A new €58 million palliative care centre and hospital was officially opened yesterday in Curraheen, Cork, following the transfer of patients from the facility’s previous home on the city’s northside at a site that was in operation for more than 100 years. Kevin O’Dwyer, chief…
Author: The Irish Times
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Reflections on the Importance of Security -- Social Security -- on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
In a Huffington Post article, Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson of Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, discuss the important role Social Security played in the aftermath of 9/11. Social Security benefits have been distributed on a monthly basis for the thousands harmed during the attacks,…
Author: The Huffington Post
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Policies In Response To The Terrorist Attacks Have Undermined Our Historical Commitment to Human Rights
By Faiza Patel Like all anniversaries, this Sept. 11 prompts us to reflect on what has changed in the past decade. Certainly, the “war on terror” has brought fundamental changes to America’s place in the world, our international priorities and our system of laws. But…
Author: The National Law Journal
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South Africa: Farmworkers’ Dismal, Dangerous Lives
Originally published on August 23, 2011 Workers Protected by Law, but Not in the Fields Ripe with Abuse Human Rights Conditions in South Africa’s Fruit and Wine Industries > Read the report > View photographs, videos, resources and more. (Cape Town) – Workers in…
Author: Human Rights Watch
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BBC Radio Interviews Lauri McCusker of Fermanagh Trust about Sharing Education
BBC Radio Ulster interview (6 September 2011)Lauri McCusker of Fermanagh Trust about Sharing Education Does Northern Ireland need a radical rethink of the way it educates children? Should the system be reformed so children of all religions are taught in school together? In this BBC…
Author: BBC Radio Ulster
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Effective Asylum Reforms Would Reduce Reliance on Courts
OPINION: There needs to be an effective remedy to asylum review cases so aggrieved applicants will not have to look to the courts for redress, writes CATHERINE McGUINNESS WHEN THE courts resume next month the High Court will return to a backlog of more than…
Author: The Irish Times