One of the most infuriating aspects to the issue of healthcare reform is the lack of honest debate by our public officials.
Posts Tagged ‘D.C.’
Obesity-related medical expenditures costing U.S. about $147B annually
July 29th, 2009 |
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An American study suggests that medical expenditures attributable to obesity have doubled in less than a decade, and may be as high as 147 billion dollars per year.
Reporting their findings in the Health Affairs” Web site, researchers at RTI International, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control [...]
Harry Moroz: The Advocate In A Time Of Economic Crisis
July 28th, 2009 |
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Our current economic crisis has elevated the ombudsperson to an unusually visible role in politics. On the one hand, the economic crisis has required accountants…
David Sirota: A Revelatory Look at D.C.’s Media Matrix: Yes, These People Really Believe They Decide the “Facts”
July 27th, 2009 |
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My newspaper column last week generated some Official Pushback from the biggest of big media. The column focused, in part, on how the Washington press…
Dan Brown: He Showed the World Through Teachers’ Eyes: Thank You, Frank McCourt
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Occasionally, a teacher can cross over from the all-consuming teaching sphere to tell the tale to the masses. No one in recent memory did this more successfully than Frank McCourt.
Thomas Frank: A Conservative Sellout? Quelle Surprise
July 22nd, 2009 |
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“David Keene is no conservative.” That is what I predict Mr. Keene’s brethren on the right will soon be saying about the longtime chairman of the American Conservative Union.
Senate To Vote On Concealed Weapons Measure
July 22nd, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Gun control and gun rights advocates are heading for another clash with a Senate vote on a measure that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry those hidden weapons into other states.
Backers, led by Sen….
Diane Dimond: Hate Is the Name of the Game in Crime
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Let’s talk about hate. Hate crimes to be specific. By definition these are crimes perpetrated by someone who targets another based on their race, color,…
Liya Kebede: We Need a Global Fund for Moms
July 21st, 2009 |
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Each mother who dies leaves behind a devastated family and weakened community that will eventually, somehow, affect each of us.
Strip Searches Pervasive Despite Huge Settlements
July 21st, 2009 |
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One sunny fall afternoon, a mother of seven answered a knock at her door to find a cluster of policemen waiting on the step. She wore pajamas because she had been asleep before heading to her job on the night shift at a New York hospital. The …
Femi Kuti: Tour
April 19th, 2009 |
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EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR BEGINS IN JUNE
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On June 3 in New York City, Afrobeat pioneer Femi Kuti, backed by his
band the Positive Force, will begin a 24-date summer tour spanning North
America, including several shows opening for the Dave Matthews Band, a
headline appearance at the Hollywood Bowl and performances at the Bonnaroo,
Montreal Jazz and Rothbury Music festivals. Kuti’s performances will
feature material from his first studio album of new material in seven years,
the acclaimed Day By Day.
Femi is ready to bring his new material from Day By Day to the many cities
comprising the summer tour. It’s easy to hear that the long respite has
inspired him. He is upbeat, enthusiastic and raring to hit the road again,
in spite of how much has changed since he began his hiatus. “Everybody is
back in training now,” he says. “We have to re-establish my music. We have
to come out and play it live, because the record industry is in such a bad
shape, we are all suffering.”
“Luckily,” he laughs, “the African man is used to suffering.”
Check out JamBase’s 2008 interview with Femi Kuti here.
Femi Kuti U.S. Tour Dates:
June 3
New York, NY
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
June 4
New York, NY
The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
June 5
Hartford, CT
Dodge Music Center*
June 6
Hartford, CT
Dodge Music Center*
June 9
Toronto, ONT
Molson Amphitheatre*
June 10
Montreal, QC
Parc Jean Drapeau*
June 11
Atlanta, GA
Variety Playhouse
June 12
Manchester, TN
Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 14
Salt Lake City, UT
Red Butte Garden
June 16
Seattle, WA
Showbox
June 17
Portland, OR
Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre
June 19
Boonville, CA
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
June 20
San Francisco, CA
The Fillmore
June 21
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
June 24
Boston, MA
Paradise Rock Club
June 25
Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate Brooklyn
June 26
Philadelphia, PA
World Cafe Live
June 27
Washington, D.C.
9:30 Club
June 30
Apple Valley, MN
Music in the Zoo‹Weesner
July 1
Highland Park, IL
Ravinia Festival
July 2
Milwaukee, WI
Summerfest
July 3
Rothbury, MI
Rothbury Festival
July 4
Toronto, ONT
Harbourfront Centre
July 5
Montreal, QC
Metropolis
* Supporting Dave Matthews Band
On Inauguration Day, will my cell phone work?
January 16th, 2009 |
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I am one of the 240,000 people with free tickets attending President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol next week. And like the other 2 million or so people descending upon Washington, D.C., this weekend for the festivities, I am counting on my cell phone to not only keep me [...]