Health Care

Is Health Care a Right and Should It Be?

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Universal Health Care, Health Care, Health Care as a Right, Constituational Rights, Bill of Rights, Universal Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

Why should health care be a right? After all, it is not written in our Constitution that it is an inalienable right; it is not contained in the Bill of Rights either.

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The Short End of The Socialist Stick

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Auto Industry, Communism, Europe, Gm, Socialism, Mexico, Canada, Social-Democracy, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Journalism, Transportation, France, Education, Military, Bailout, Charles De Gaulle, Marxism, Republican Party, Health Care, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

What we have is De Gaulle-style socialism (state-funded corporations, cronyism, an overstuffed military), but without free and decent French schools, doctors and trains.

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Health-Care Reform Could Kill the GOP

Thomas Frank | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservatives, Bill Kristol, Health, Gop, Democrats, Health Care, Republicans, Politics News
Thomas Frank

Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. But it pleases me even more to think that the conservatives' nightmare of permanent defeat might come true simply if Democrats do the right thing.

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The Recession Makes People Eat Less Meat, But More Fast Food

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 12.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Skinny Bitch, Michael Pollan, Vegetarian, Lindsay Lohan, Health, Vegan, Health Food, Vegetarianism, Health Care, Flexitarianism, Fast Food, Food, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

In a country where affordable and accessible health care was one of the biggest issues in the recent presidential election, it seems unwise to be trading whole foods for processed ones.

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Childcare as Infrastructure: Minting the Common Wealth

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Women's Work, National Childcare Network, French Childcare, Economy, Financial Crisis, Economic Recovery, Childcare, Obama, Barack Obama, Jobs Creation, Elder Care, Family Friendliness, Health Care, Culture of Care, Politics, Breaking News, Living, Politics News
Elizabeth Gregory

While Obama aims to fund traditional infrastructure-maintenance work, in the big picture, good, affordable childcare shores up infrastructure of an even more essential kind, our citizens.

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Opportunities in the Big Three Bailout

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 12.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Big Three, Bailout, Health Care, Auto Industry, U.S. Attorney, Business News
Terry Curtis Fox

The CEOs need to be replaced by ambitious executives with a commitment to public service. There's an excellent model for recruiting such professionals. It's called the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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Insurance Industry Releases Their Plan -- Will the Media Question It?

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care for America Now, Media, Health Care, Ahip, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

We have 10 questions we're hoping members of the media will ask America's Health Insurance Plans, the insurance industry front group, tomorrow morning when AHIP presents their new plan.

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Dive Right into Health Care Reform

Jeffrey M. Sandman | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Barack Obama, Healthcare, Politics News
Jeffrey M. Sandman

The public is ready for health care reform, thanks to the enduring presidential campaign and their own personal, often horrific, experiences with the health care system.

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IOUSA: Failed Scare Flick of the Decade

Dean Baker | Posted 12.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Iousa, Health Care, Economy, Deficits, Social Security, Why the Real Estate Boom Will Not Bust and How You Can Profit From It, Dow 36000, Patrick Creadon, Robert Rubin, Wall Street Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Alan Greenspan, Housing Crisis, Business News
Dean Baker

Every few years there is a book or movie that stands out for its incredibly bad timing. The new documentary IOUSA seems destined to join earlier classics of this genre.

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An Interactive State of the City

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Education, Gavin Newsom, Internet, Environment, Green, San Francisco, Youtube, Mayor Newsom, Technology, Health Care, California, State of the City, Video, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Instead of a traditional speech behind a podium, this year I am delivering my State of the City address directly to my constituents in a series of ten webisodes.

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On the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Turning the Corner for People Living with HIV

Dr. Ana Langer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Discrimination, Hiv Health Care, Hiv Infections, Health, Aids, Hiv, Health Care, World AIDS Day, Politics News
Dr. Ana Langer

As people live longer with HIV, new challenges have emerged. Chief among them are the effects of social stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.

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Health Care Execs: US System Inefficient, Wasteful, Even Dangerous

Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Care, Health Care Executives, Universal Health Care, US Health Care, Politics News

Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical c...

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Universal Health Care and the New America (with Respect to Harvey Milk)

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Movie, Gay Rights, Milk, Aids, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

We must fight for all Americans to be treated equally on every single level of their lives -- and this must include health care. We must fight every single day for this change.

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Building a New Wall: The Fundamental Right to Healthcare

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Government Bailout, Bailout, Economy, Health, Financial Crisis, Universal Health Care, Health Care, Health Care Amendment, Politics News
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Instead of spending money on more band-aids, a revised Constitution with a health care amendment would give direction to a unique American purpose and, over time, solve an historic problem.

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Expose the Right and we Win Health Care

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care for America Now, Ahip, Insurance Companies, Conservatives, Bill Kristol, Health Care, Health, Politics News
Jason Rosenbaum

If we want to win health care reform, we have to not only prove the insurance industry and the right-wing of this country wrong, we have to make them untrustworthy.

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America's Looming Health Care Disaster: Rising Unemployment

ABC News | DAN CHILDS | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Care Crisis, American Health Care Crisis, Health Care, Healthcare, Healthcare Crisis, Home News

Last year at this time, health coverage may well have been among the last things on Terri Rushing's mind. Her husband, David, was 55 years old and wo...

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Ranking the Issues: Gay Rights in an Economic Crisis

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Cars, Obama Economy, Gay, Health Care, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Issues, Barack Obama, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Because gay civil rights struggles affect fewer individuals, it's hard to justify putting them at the top of the list. The alternative is to reject the ranked priorities political model altogether.

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John Edwards for Labor Secretary

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, John Edwards, Wages, Class Warfare, Unions, Poverty, Obama Labor Secretary, Trade, Obama's Cabinet, Eric Holder, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

Since Edwards left the race, how many times have we heard the word "poverty" uttered, much less had a national debate about poverty?

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The Last Time We Vote For Bigotry

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gay Marriage, Abortion, Taxes, Mormons, Proposition 8, Louisiana, Christian Right, Affirmative Action, Economy, Immigration, Larry Craig, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, California, Religion, Gay Rights, New Jersey, John Edwards, Christianity, Hillary Clinton, Coretta Scott King, Health Care, African-American Issues, Florida, Congressional Black Caucus, Deval Patrick, Massachusetts, New York, David Patterson, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The time has come to put our votes and our money where our mouth is and no longer tolerate the malleable bigotry of those who profess to be our friends, but also say we are not quite worthy of the same rights.

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Bush Administration Still Can't Get Health Care Policy Right

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hhs Contraceptives, Birth Control, Hhs, Health Care Policy, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, George W. Bush, Politics News
Rep. Diana DeGette

The Bush Administration's 11th hour attempt to restrict access to reproductive health care is not only abusive, but also threatens everyone's access to other vital health care services.

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Momonomics 103: The Price Tag of Health Care

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Epa, Politics, Fda, Health Care Costs, Economy, Health, Asthma, Adhd, Food, Diabetes, Health Care, Allergies, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Today it is estimated that 50 per cent of Hispanic and African-American children will develop diabetes, that 1 in 90 boys has autism, and that 1 in 4 children has asthma.

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A Universal Bailout

Ben Yarrow | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Big Three Automakers, Bailout, Health Care, Barack Obama, Economy, Automaker Bailout, Auto Industry, Politics News
Ben Yarrow

It's true that the Big Three have earned their hard-fought demise, after years of lobbying against CAFE standards and resisting reform. That's why if we bail out the autos, they should bail us out, too.

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HHS Chief Daschle Says States Will Play Major Role In Health Care Reform

David Sirota | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Tom Daschle Hhs, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Health Care, Healthcare, Tom Daschle, Politics News
David Sirota

Though as a former senate majority leader Daschle seems like a conventional cabinet pick, his deep understanding of the role that states must play in health care sets him apart.

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Health Insurers Make Pitch For Mandated Coverage

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health, Health Care, Universal Health Care, Universal Healthcare, Health Insurance, American Health Care System, Health Insurance Industry, National Health Insurance, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Obama Health Care, Obama Healthcare, Barack Obama Health Care, Obama Health Care Plan, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all custo...

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America Needs a Strong, Unionized Auto Industry -- That Requires Government Action

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Congress, Energy Independence, Government Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gm, Pensions, Walter Reuther, Ford, Labor Unions, Detroit Automakers, Charles Wilson, General Motors, Auto Unions, Health Care, Auto Industry, Unions, Politics News
Robert Creamer

If we allow the unionized American automobile industry to collapse, we will accelerate the reduction of middle class incomes for everyone. That collapse would start a tidal wave of lower wages.

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