New Orleans Comcast has announced a $45 billion and change merger to acquire Times Warner Cable in a ruthless effort to consolidate the cable industry. They would put their leading 21.6 million customers with Times Warner’s 11.4 customers. They claim this is not an anti-trust problem because they don’t overlap with Times Warner in any zipcode …
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Obamacare Numbers Rising Despite Fierce Opposition
New Orleans More than one-million people enrolled under the Affordable Care Act during January bringing the numbers up to 3.3 million in so far with two months to go. Despite the disastrous start last fall, the numbers are now averaging 75% of original predictions. In the heavily contested states like Texas and Louisiana, where …
Hard Fight on Eminent Domain to Stop Foreclosures Still Raging in Richmond
http://www.kabf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wadesworldfeb7.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts New Orleans Some months ago the City of Richmond in California, long seen as little more than a company town for the giant oil conglomerate, Chevron, rose to the attention of millions of families still trying to sort out the problems of threatened foreclosures. Richmond uniquely …