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I couldn't watch this...
Just reading the text struck so close to home it took 3 tries to finish it. Whether you read it, or watch the video, though, you should absorb this:
An American cry for help - Countdown with Keith Olbermann- msnbc.com
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Glenn Greenwald gets it right, almost.
A major difference between conservatives and progressivesThe Right marched in uncritical, creepy devotion to Bush for the first six years of his presidency. The Left has been leading the way in criticizing Obama when warranted.
I have been less than happy with a number of decisions to come out of the Obama administration. Glenn has a good laundry ( Read more... ) -
Help Me Change America
I'm not sure if you've heard, but there's a movement of citizens inspired by the presidential campaign who are deciding the top 10 ideas for how they think the Obama administration should change America. It's called "Ideas for Change in America," and it's being run by Change.org.
One idea is titled: Free Single Payer Health Care. I thought you ( Read more... ) -
Health Care in The US? It's Broken
At House Party on Health Care, the Diagnosis Is: It’s Broken
When a dozen consumers gathered over the weekend to discuss health care at the behest of President-elect Barack Obama, they quickly agreed on one point: they despise health insurance companies.
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Health Care Reform: My Number One Issue
Certainly, in this time of great uncertainty in the United States, many issues are of importance to me, and indeed to us all. The poor state of our economy, and the handout of billions to the very people who made this mess, the morally bankrupt, never-ending war and threat of war, the use of fear of "the other" by our leaders to control our ( Read more... ) -
McCain campaign solves problem of uninsured Americans!
Dallas Morning News: Texas still leads nation in rate of uninsured residents[...] Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said anyone with access to an emergency room effectively has insurance, albeit the government acts as the payer of last resort. (Hospital emergency rooms by law cannot turn away a patient in need of ( Read more... )