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Cooperation, kindness is contagious
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
‘Non-drugs’ ease pain
How sleep loss threatens your health
Plus lots more.
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Mr. Fish , via Truthdig:
So why not please we the people, instead? McClatchy:
McClatchy survey finds huge support – 2 to 1 – for health care reform
An opinion poll double take: On first blush, a McClatchy/Ipsos poll shows only a minority in favor of health care reform – but that’s because many in the survey want stronger measures than Obama is seeking.
Greg Sargent:
Poll: Nearly Half Of Dem Voters “Not Enthusiastic” About 2010
Only twenty four percent of Dems and Dem leaners — that would be less than one fourth — are “very enthusiastic” about voting in 2010. And a startlingly high 44%, nearly half, are “not enthusiastic.”
Meanwhile, 42% of Republican voters are very enthusiastic, versus only 30% who are not enthusiastic. Those are more or less mirror images of each other. Indeed, the percentage of Dems who are not enthusiastic is almost exactly the same as the percentage of Republicans who are very enthusiastic!
One other clear measure of how much the bloom is off the Obama rose: Only 20% of voters 18-29 are very enthusiastic.
Political wire:
Young Republicans More Enthusiastic
A new Harvard Institute of Politics poll of 18 to 29 year-olds finds young Republicans are showing more enthusiasm than young Democrats for participating in the upcoming midterm elections with 41% of Republicans planning on voting, compared to 35% of Democrats and 13% of Independents.
It’s hard to think that maintaining a Democratic majority matters.
One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report…
[Duke University’s Dr. Brian] Hare said it could be purely altruistic, or more selfish motives could drive this behaviour because sharing could be exchanged for future favours.
Or it could be both.
Remember the big argument of the early sixties–whether behavior was innate (nature) or learned (nurture)? Turns out it’s both.
Tests have shown that the human brain secretes feel-good brain chemicals when we are cooperating with another human. That makes sense when you consider that cooperation is what has made our species so successful.
Moreover, this finding goes against the very basis of the right-wing house of cards, that selfishness and greed are good for humanity.
I’d write a book about it, if I could ever find a publisher.
Vitamin D Lifts Mood During Cold Weather Months, Researchers Say
Lung Cancer Patients With Optimistic Attitudes Have Longer Survival, Study Finds
Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
Diet, Exercise Can Improve Thinking
Plus lots more.
Extend Your Life with This Mantra
Sleepy? You’re not alone, according to a new poll
Eat Smarter, Live Longer
Make Blood Healthier Instantly with This Oil
Plus lots more.
“Have I succeeded in reversing a 30-year trend of skepticism and cynicism about government? I confess that I have not. Maybe next year.” – White House political adviser David Axelrod, quoted by the New York Times.
Axelrod seems to be the only Democrat in Washington who realizes what is the biggest problem we face as a democracy–the right-wing disinformation machine.
But you’d think that, realizing it, he’d be starting up an anti-anti-government campaign.
The sooner we get started, the sooner we’ll start making some headway.
Studies on Nutrients, Gene Expression Could Lead to Tailored Diets for Disease Prevention
The Benefits of Eating Mediterranean Style
6 Weight-Loss Tricks That Don’t Involve Dieting or (Much) Exercise
Could anti-inflammatory drugs break link between fat, diseases?
Plus lots more.
Music is good for you at any age
Even More Reasons to Get a Move On
Tips to avoid gray hair (and stay healthy, too)
Health claims on food packages are under fire, but more shoppers rely on nutrition labels
Plus lots more.
A happy life is filled with earnest talks
30 Minutes to a Better Mind
Protein Shown to Be Natural Inhibitor of Aging in Fruit Fly Model
Could germs be making you fat?
Plus lots more.
Research: How You Think About Your Age May Affect How You Age
Potassium-Rich Foods Do a Heart Good
Apples, nuts, oats boost immune system
Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Plus lots more.
7 ways to keep your memory sharp at any age
Having Prediabetes May Not Kick-Start Prevention Efforts
Workplace Wellness Programs Work
Exercise Counters Negative Effects of Weight Regain, Researchers Find
Plus lots more.
I think most of us who consider ourselves progressives and/or liberals can agree that overall, the Democratic leadership has failed us miserably. But it’s not the whole leadership that has failed us. The Senate is sitting on an amazing amount of progressive legislation that has come out of the House of Representatives.
The House has passed 290 bills that are being held up in the Senate, and President Obama has been responsible for stopping some of the most progressive parts of some of the most important bills.
Now, we can sit around and whine, or we can get up off our keesters and do something about it. Brent Budowsky is a man who worked for congressional leaders back when there were giants in the houses of Congress. He’s a man we should be listening to when it comes to ways to get our leaders to start paying attention to us.
Brent is recommending that we start a wave of support for the House, either through our individual members or through the DCCC, to show the House that we appreciate what they are trying to do for us. At the same time, we’ll be showing members of the Senate and President Obama that they ignore us and our needs at their peril.
If House Democrats had their way, healthcare legislation including the popular public option would have been enacted long ago. Stronger action to create jobs would be putting more people back to work today. New and clean energy sources would have received a major boost. The environment would be better protected. The jobless rate would be lower…
As campaign 2010 begins, Democrats across America should fight back, stop playing defense and start donating money, registering voters and mobilizing to organize.
I suggest a national grassroots mobilization of money and volunteers beginning with support for House Democrats who have fought hard and well…
While rarely credited in major media, House Democrats have indeed passed major legislation on a long list of front burner issues. Having once worked for House leaders, I believe depressed Democrats should give great credit to Speaker Pelosi, her leadership team and House Democrats who joined forces to fight for dramatic change…
Democrats have entered a golden moment of a Democratic president and Congress that must not be lost. It is time for Democratic depression to end and the great battle of 2010 to begin.
Let’s get going to take our country back from the lobbyists who own the Senate and the President.
