Follow the money … but not too far
An item in last Sunday’s Week in Review section of the New York Times titled “Follow the money“ examines how economic interests are shaping the ongoing healthcare debate. Citing the skyrocketing...
View ArticleDemocracy Now! A primer on media power
The July 16th edition of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now! featured an hour-long conversation with Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive. As always, DN! host Amy Goodman asked plenty of...
View ArticleColbert on single-payer
This interview on the merits of a single-payer healthcare system is refreshing, despite Colbert’s usual kidding around. It’s particularly heartening to see that Aaron Carroll, from Indiana University...
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It’s maddeningly simple
I started reading This Modern World “back in the day” as the kids like to say. Back then, I could get my weekly fix of Tom Tomorrow in the Village Voice. These days, TMW is featured in the Bloomington...
View ArticleDo the math
The August recess has taken the health care debate out of the beltway and into Congressional districts across the country. While the health industry has been getting plenty of print/airtime with its...
View ArticleFlip Flop, flip flop, flip flop
No. It’s not a day at the beach. Revelations about President Obama cutting deals with the pharmaceutical companies is the latest in a series of flip-flops that grow more worrisome by the day. Case in...
View ArticleCounterspin
With all the misinformation surrounding the healthcare “debate” in recent weeks, it’s refreshing to hear perspectives that are purposefully excluded from the mainstream media. One of the more promising...
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