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Tag: US elections

Jeanelle de Gruchy on Obama and equality

November 12, 2008

Last week’s historic election of the United States’ first black president was an uplifting event that speaks of possibilities, to being able to trounce racism and collectively help shape a […]

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Guest writersEquality Impact Assessments, lesbian and gay equality, US elections3 Comments

Matiram Pun: Obama wins – a pretty optimistic outlook for the world

November 11, 2008

Kenya’s people have shown an enthusiasm bordering on fanaticism over the US presidential election and declared a national holiday after Barack Obama’s win. But it was not only Kenya and […]

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Guest writersBarack Obama, health policy, healthcare worker migration, US elections, US president4 Comments

Anna Donald’s American dream

November 6, 2008

I have just finished sobbing for hours over Barak Obama’s winning the US Presidency. I lived in Boston, Palo Alto (California), and Albany New York as a small child. My […]

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From the other side, US healthcareBarack Obama, US elections26 Comments

Vidhya Alakeson on parity for US mental health patients

October 9, 2008

Buried in last week’s legislation to bail out Wall Street was a small but important victory for healthcare in America. At the same time as passing a $700 billion rescue […]

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Guest writers, US healthcareCongress, House of Representatives, mental health, US elections3 Comments

Vidhya Alakeson on the US election

September 5, 2008

After the Democratic Convention last week, when healthcare featured in almost every major speech, I had been waiting all week to see whether the Republicans would talk about it at […]

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Guest writers, US healthcareabortion, contraception, gay marriage, US elections, US healthcare1 Comment

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