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Billy Wharton is a freelance journalist whose March 2009 article in the Washington Post entitled "Obama's No Socialist. I Should Know." received international attention. Since then, he has published numerous articles on the challenges of health care reform, war and peace and on the need for socialist economics. Billy is a resident of the Bronx, New York and hopes to provide a critical voice of dissent to Examiner.com readers.

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Blue Dogs Feast on Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

If a bill is passed on Capitol Hill, money is sure to have changed hands. There is not much “School House Rock” idealism left in...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Health Care Reform

Monday, November 9th, 2009 · 43 comments

A simple question for the tea baggers. Where is the socialism now? Frenetic right-wingers spent a good part of the summer shouting about the...
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Bloomberg spends his way to four more

Michael Bloomberg spent a lot to become a third-term NYC mayor. He forked out over $100 million in campaign spending to insure his continuance as...
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Year One in the House that Neoliberalism Built: The New Yankee Stadium

The beginning of the baseball playoffs offers the perfect opportunity to examine what has been a momentous season in the Bronx. Derek Jeter has...
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ACORN: Flesh-Eating Machine or Left–Wing Conspiracy?

The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice Robert Fisher, ed., Vanderbilt University Press (2009),...
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Rite Aid Parking Lot a Case for Eminent Domain

On a busy Tuesday afternoon, a furious competition is underway on the streets of Pelham Bay. Drivers frantically...
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Documentary Rails at “Stupid” Health Care System

Few punches are pulled in California Newsreels’ documentary adaptation of Maggie Mahar’s 2006...
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Health Care Activists Arrested at Aetna Offices

Seventeen health care activists were arrested this morning after conducting a sit-in at the offices of the health insurance company Aetna. The...
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Bronx Traffic Triangle Offers Chance for 9/11 Reconciliation

Sometime soon a traffic triangle in the North Bronx will be renamed in honor of 9/11 rescue worker Dominick...
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Large Turnout for People's March at Pittsburgh G20

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After an evening of pitched street battles between protesters and police, things are relatively calm in Pittsburgh...
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