by Liz Baxter | Jul 17, 2009 | We Can Do Better - News
I’ve been frustrated for some time by the “$1 trillion over 10 years” price tag that has been placed on federal health reform legislation. First, because it was an arbitrary number that entered the debate, and second, that it has been touted as a...
by Liz Baxter | Jul 6, 2009 | We Can Do Better - News
In the last 12 months we’ve seen a dramatic shift in our dialog about health care. Though we are only just beginning the process of implementing reform efforts, there are many hopeful signs. The public now realizes that we can’t talk about health reform...
by Liz Baxter | May 19, 2009 | We Can Do Better - News
People ask me all the time why I think the Archimedes Movement is different and what we are doing to help get legislation passed. For me the answer is simple – we’ve created a place for dialogue where everyone has a place at the table; we’re...
by John Kitzhaber | Feb 2, 2009 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
[Over 2200 individuals and nearly 50 organizations signed-on to this letter from Gov. Kitzhaber. The letter was received by President Obama on February 4th, 2009. Below the letter is a list of the organizations that co-signed this letter.] Dear President Obama, It is...
by Liz Baxter | Jan 21, 2009 | We Can Do Better - News
On Tuesday, after watching the new President’s inauguration speech, I felt such common ground with him and his image of our potential, especially in talking about the values that we hold in common. When we founded the Archimedes Movement in January 2006 it was...
by Liz Baxter | Nov 24, 2008 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
“…nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.”
— Barack Obama, 2008 speech in New Hampshire Across this nation and around the world people watched the election of our nation’s new president. Hope and...
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