With Care

Although earlier Presidents have tried to rectify the situation, they all failed, and millions of our fellow Americans, many of them Teaching Artists, still don't have health insurance. 

On Sunday, there was an historic vote in the United States House of Representatives on the latest health care legislation. The bill passed and the political parties are gearing up for the next round of vicious partisan attacks.

In the meantime, thankfully, there's always the Actor's Fund.

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More, Or Less

It is kind of an open secret that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of the non-profit sector's most reliable anonymous donors. Through an arrangement with the Carnegie Corporation, the richest man in town annually gives millions of dollars away to arts and cultural organizations across the city--usually without requiring groups to submit huge amounts of onerous paperwork.

A recent New York Times article reveals that some questioned the mayor's altruism all along, and confirms that nothing lasts forever:

"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York City’s richest man and biggest philanthropist, is quietly pulling the plug on an unusual program that has poured nearly $200 million of his fortune into nonprofit groups across the five boroughs."

In Politics: President Barack Obama postpones a Pacific trip, because a Sunday vote on the "health care" legislation is likely, and he wants to be here to take the blame or credit.

Plus: It is Friday and ATA is on Facebook!

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