Mar 18th, 2010 · The debate on health care reform has brought about deep divisions within the Catholic Church, pitting nuns against bishops. Wednesday, the heads of dozens of religious orders representing 59,000 nuns signed a letter urging Congress to approve the health care bill. Their stance is clashing with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who oppose the bill, due to the belief that it provides for federal funding of abortions. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a national Catholic social justice lobby, speaks with host Michel Martin. She represents one of the organizations that signed the letter to Congress
Keywords: Congress · national · director · Americans · federal · organization · executives · divisions · religious · network · Health · social
Mar 18th, 2010 · While a large number of nuns organizations have vocally supported the health care bill, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly opposes the it, arguing that it provides federal funding for abortions. Michael Sean Winters, who writes a daily political blog for America, the largest-circulation Catholic weekly magazine, sheds light on the clash.
Keywords: politics · federal · organization · Health · magazine · arguing · Catholic · bishops · circulation · Nun · Blog · Bill
Mar 17th, 2010 · Pro-immigration activists are planning a massive protest on Sunday in the nation's capitol. Organizers are demanding an overhaul of the current immigration system and say they are fed up with the Obama administration's failure to act on their behalf. The president's campaign promise was to implement what he described as "comprehensive immigration reform" during his first year in office. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum.
Keywords: protests · national · officer · administration · director · Activist · organization · executives · president · immigration · capitol · campaign
Mar 15th, 2010 · A new Pew report for the economics and consumer attitudes of online news paints a distressing picture for news organizations wanting to turn a profit with Web content.
Keywords: organization · economic · online · picture · Consumers · pews
Mar 14th, 2010 · A medical invention currently in development may one day be able to create new organs, right there in the hospital. The 3-D bio-printer takes cells from a patient's failing organ and "prints out" a new organ — almost like a 3-D ink-jet printer. Guy Raz explains how the device works with the man who developed the prototype, Gabor Forgacs.
Keywords: hospital · cell · organization · Patient · medical · Bio · Razed · printer · prototype · Gabor Forgacs
Mar 13th, 2010 · Many kids dream of being rock stars, but very few make it. Still, that isn't discouraging new songwriters. Two of the nation's largest performing rights organizations, ASCAP and BMI, say their membership has skyrocketed in the last decade.
Keywords: national · organization · songwriter · skyrocketing · discouraging · ASCAP · BMI
Mar 10th, 2010 · Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told health insurers they risked losing consumers if they didn't work with the White House on a health care overhaul. But Karen Ignagni, the head of the insurance trade organization, said her group was eager to support an overhaul, just not this one.
Keywords: White House · organization · Health · insurance · Consumers · overhauling · Sebelius · Karen Ignagni
Mar 9th, 2010 · Businesses can be either for-profit companies or nonprofit organizations. The law doesn't recognize a corporate form that falls in between. But some want to protect these "for-benefit corporations," so companies can balance profitability with social and environmental policies, without the threat of a lawsuit.
Keywords: organization · law · protections · Business · corporate · lawsuit · companies · social · policies · environmental · nonprofit · profitability
