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The Defeat of Immigration Reform in the U.S. – Now What?
Some weeks after the U.S. Senate failed to muster the necessary votes to deal with America’s immigration challenges, a clearer picture is emerging of what happened and what needs to happen next. Atlantic has supported The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and a number of…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Atlantic Mourns the Death of Michael Ratner, a Fearless Advocate for Justice
The Atlantic Philanthropies mourns the loss of Michael Ratner. For over a decade, we have funded work led by Michael that has enabled the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) to secure justice for victims of human rights and civil liberties abuses. His fearless leadership and tireless commitment…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Speaking Truth to Power: The Story of the AIDS Law Project
Today South Africa has laws that protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and the largest treatment programme in the world. This would not have happened without the dedicated activism of a small legal NGO in Johannesburg, the AIDS Law Project (ALP). For more…
Author: Didi Moyle
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New Obamacare Enrollment Campaign Unveiled By Kathleen Sebelius
WASHINGTON — With precious time remaining before the health care exchanges established by the president’s health care law are up and running, the Obama administration is rolling out new initiatives to encourage enrollment. The latest of these is set to be unveiled on Monday, when…
Author: Huffington Post
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Oct. 12th Event - Celebrating Financial Reform: What Happened and What’s Next?
With President Obama’s signature on 21 July 2010, consumer protections were established and strengthened regulations were put in place that will provide increased oversight and transparency of the financial sector as a whole. Throughout the campaign for financial reform, progressive advocates made sure that the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Bring Odd Bedfellows Together to Promote Social Change, Foundations Urged
By Caroline Preston. Gara LaMarche, president of Atlantic Philanthropies, began a session on social-justice philanthropy here today with a light-hearted nod to what he called the “not uncontroversial” nature of the term social justice. The conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck recently likened social justice to…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Maine Grant to Expand Insurance to Direct-Care Workers
PHI is an Atlantic grantee. An $8.5 million federal grant to the state of Maine will expand health coverage to Maine’s direct-care workers. The grant, which was announced on September 3 by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, will also cover seasonal workers,…
Author: PHI International
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Motsoaledi moves to change 'primitive' system
South Africa’s model of health care financing is “primitive” and will be abandoned, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. “The present system of health care financing can no longer be allowed to go on, because it is simply unsustainable,” Motsoaledi said during his budget vote speech…
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Citing Cost, States Consider End to Death Penalty
by IAN URBINA ANNAPOLIS, Md. — When Gov. Martin O’Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming increasingly popular in cash-strapped states: abolish the death penalty to cut costs. Mr. O’Malley, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic who has…
Author: The New York Times
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Give us five years, says health minister; 'No one wants to work in an unhappy environment'
by Kerry Cullinan and Anso Thom There is no reason why South Africa’s dysfunctional health system cannot be turned around within five years, according to new Health Minister Barbara Hogan. “I was fortunate to oversee the transformation of the SA Revenue Service from parliament, and…
Author: The Star (South Africa)