Baltimore

Meanwhile single payer activists continue to mobilize

High Noon in Baltimore at CareFirst Blue Cross-Blue Shield

So far there have been 26 sit-ins in 23 cities across the country. 138 arrests have occurred while over 200 people willingly risked arrests.

At some point this will gain critical mass.

Baltimore Police and Fire pensions to skyrocket because increases are tied to the stockmarket

I look at it this way, if they ever bring back "The Wire," this could make for some interesting plot lines:

An unusual pension benefit for police and firefighters could cost Baltimore $164.9 million next year, nearly double what the city is now paying and a figure that the city's finance director says taxpayers cannot afford.

Food Activism

Thanks to the wonderful posts by CD and the thoughtful contributors in the comments, we've been talking about food a lot the past couple of days. And to tie those posts in with CD's post about the need to take action, I thought I'd pass along these 10 things you can do to help start a citizen revolution aimed at taking back our food. The list comes from Sustainable Food, which I've added to the Blogroll and highly recommend.