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Watching the last two years unfold has been both eye opening and heartbreaking. Earlier this week, as I sat with a twenty-seven year old mother of three from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, we went over the many health-related issues she and her family are dealing with. Her ten-year old daughter has severe stomach issues, breathing issues, skin issues, horrible headaches - there are very few days that come and go that she feels well. 

The national wave of “Occupy” actions, begun on Wall Street in September, has spread to New Orleans.

For Gulf residents, the BP oil spill has made the problem of unchecked corporate power painfully clear. 












