Poppy Moreno

Free screening: Why We Fight

A free screening of "Why We Fight" is being offered at the Salt Lake City public library today at 2:00 PM (public library auditorium 210 East 400 South).After the screening there will be an open forum...

Baucus plan imposes fines up to $3,800 for not buying health insurance

Robert Bennett's Healthy Americans Act would impose fines for not buying a health insurance policy, but the plan did not specify a penalty amount. The Associated Press reported on September 9th Democrat Max Baucus has come out with a...

Utah health reform activities

Two different groups are organizing health reform events today. Everybody-in.org is sponsoring a rally, speakers, and screening of Michael Moore’s documentary Sicko at 5:00 PM at the Salt Lake City Public Library (210 East 400...

British health care system covers placebos

Richard Dawkins is concerned because the British health care system is paying for placebo treatments using tax payer dollars. The treatment is called Homeopathy, which consist of giving a patient water as a medication and spending a lot of time...

The Nag Factor

Marketing claim: "Nagging positively influences parents" As explained in the below video, corporate marketing departments have figured out child nagging contributes to 20-40% of sales. Lucy Hughes, Vice President of Initiative Media, states you can manipulate consumers...

Which write-in votes were thrown away?

If you wrote in a candidate who was not already registered as a write-in candidate, your vote was discarded at the county level. What this means is the clerk in your county did not pass your vote on to...

Former head of CIGNA Corporate Communications warns of Bennett health plan

On July 10, 2009 Wendell Potter made an appearance on the PBS program Bill Moyers Journal. Potter was head of CIGNA's Corporate Communications department -- a position he attained during his 15 year career at CIGNA. In the interview Wendell...

Interview with Jeffrey Deskovic on Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Tomorrow I will interview Jeffrey Deskovic on K-Talk AM 630 at 2:00 PM MST. At the age of 16 Jeffrey Deskovic was arrested and convicted of rape and murder. He spent sixteen and a half (16 1...

Obama at odds with Bolivia

On June 30, 2009 the Obama Administration reinstated George Bush's suspension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act for Bolivia. ATPDEA lifts tariffs for Andean countries for cooperation in fighting drug trafficking. The participating countries...

Glenn Beck: Stadium of Fire and under fire

Glenn Beck will be in Utah today to make an appearance at the Stadium of Fire. Glenn Beck has come under fire himself this week for an interview with former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, although most of the criticism...

Free screening: Why We Fight

Baucus plan imposes fines up to $3,800 for not buying health insurance

Utah health reform activities

British health care system covers placebos

The Nag Factor

Which write-in votes were thrown away?

Former head of CIGNA Corporate Communications warns of Bennett health plan

Interview with Jeffrey Deskovic on Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Obama at odds with Bolivia

Glenn Beck: Stadium of Fire and under fire

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