Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor. September 11, 2009. Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of President Obama has pushed the issue of illegal immigrants to the fore of the health care reform debate; too bad it's based on falsehoods.
Mark Ames, AlterNet. September 10, 2009. It sounds too gruesome to be true, but the bankers have already shaken the silver out of everything that had value in America -- except for the elderly.
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. September 1, 2009. U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins responds to a question posed by a 27-year old waitress who cannot afford health care.
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Health and Wellness. August 14, 2009. Robert Greenwald appears on MSNBC to talk about "Sick For Profit", a campaign to expose the greed of big health insurance companies.
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 13, 2009. Robert Greenwald appears on the Ed Show to talk about Sick For Profit, a new campaign to expose the greed of big health insurance companies.
Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 1, 2009. Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.
Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. June 26, 2009. Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age.
Hunter, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. June 18, 2009. 76% of Americans want a "public option." That's a mandate, and our lawmakers should start listening to them rather than health insurance lobbyists.
Nomi Prins, AlterNet. March 3, 2009. Pumping more money into the financial giant reflects rampant cluelessness and a misplaced belief that inaction is worse than action.
Donna Norton, Huffington Post. November 17, 2008. Children are the least expensive population to insure -- there's no good reason why we can't cover all kids now.
Jason Leopold, Consortium News. July 6, 2008. A new report urges policymakers to find a solution to the health-care crisis; long-term fiscal problems may develop if the issue is not addressed.
Norman Solomon, AlterNet. June 19, 2008. The old claims of a justified war in Iraq have melted away. So have promises of a humane society back at home.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Immigration. May 19, 2008. An immigrant women from Honduras - with legal documentation - faces deportation because her insurance does not cover long-term care.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 6, 2008. Unlike Clinton or Obama, Dr. Rocky White, an Evangelical from a conservative background, is promoting a single-payer health care system.