AltWeeklies Wire
Why We Need a Public Optionnew
I'm not so naive as to think any government bureaucracy will get it all right. But a public option will change the playing field so that the patients -- the American citizens -- get a fair break.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Dr. James Kahn |
09-28-2009 |
Commentary
Why Jerusalem Mattersnew
It is not a stretch to say that much, perhaps most, of the vague distemper that arose and exploded around health care this summer can be traced pretty directly to the failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
09-24-2009 |
Commentary
Does Team Obama Risk Losing Momentum Over Health-Care Reform?new
As some former Obama fans see the president's stance on health care shift from his pre-election promises, a new question has arisen. Will they be more loyal to their president or to their own vision for health care?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Julia Harte |
09-22-2009 |
Politics
Why We Should Feel Sorry for Joe Wilsonnew
His priorities were these: With his numbers dropping, Joe wanted to make himself an instant hero to the far right -- something that is indeed starting to happen. He got to be on a Fox network talk show Sunday; last week, he probably would have had to buy a ticket to be in the studio audience.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-22-2009 |
Commentary
Health Care Reform is On its Way -- But Will it Be Just a Band-Aid Solution?new
This is how screwed up the debate about health care is: When reform critics predict dire results of government intervention, their worst-case scenario is pretty much what we already have.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
09-21-2009 |
Politics
Health Care Debate Suggests the U.S. Suffers from Delusions of Invincibilitynew
When it comes to health care reform, the U.S. reminds me of a relative I had who suffered paranoid delusions, likely due to brain tumours. Trying to help her led to accusations that I was trying to harm her.
NOW Magazine |
Jacob Scheier |
09-21-2009 |
Commentary
If You May One Day Need to Go to an ER, You Should Support Health-Care Reformnew
The health-care reform debate has stirred strong emotions, but all the attention has been paid to the fury and fear on the right. Take it from me: There's plenty of both on the other side.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
09-16-2009 |
Science
The Health Care Status Quo is Hardly Working, but Will We Get Something Better?new
If Congress fails to pass meaningful healthcare reform, it can only be attributed to mass stupidity, not to mention a lobbying juggernaut that spends $1.4 million a day bending Congress' ear.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
09-14-2009 |
Commentary
The Hustle: Comfortable Rich Men Debate Our Futurenew
This week will be a pretty good indicator of whether President Barack Obama is Keynesian, a Shakespearean, a Vatican II guy, or a Burkean. He will either boldly hammer home a courageous, thorough-going reorganization of health care policy, or Obama will punt on all that and instead gives us a nuanced, lawyered parsing of current practice.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
09-11-2009 |
Commentary
Ignorance Unbound in the Health Care Debatenew
Among the most persistent and far-fetched of modern myths is the one that says government is always wasteful and inefficient, and the private sector never is. We've seen this mantra repeated in this summer's debate over health care, as fearful and unenlightened citizens inadvertently reveal that not only do they not know how the various programs run, they don't know who's running them.
Arkansas Times |
Editorial |
09-11-2009 |
Commentary
The Collapse of ObamaCare is Rooted in Unclear Communication
A poll says that 67 percent of Americans don't understand Obama's healthcare plan. I'm one of them.
So What Would Jesus Do About Health Care Reform?new
Think Barack Obama's a socialist? He's practically Calvin Coolidge if you compare his ideas on health care to those of Jesus.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-08-2009 |
Commentary
Reading The Bills: Health Care Reformnew
The government of the United States is not trying to kill your grandmother. Or at least, if it is, no one saw fit to include that detail in the broad proposals for the reform of the American health-care system. Putting aside the name-calling for a moment, here's a look at some of the major proposals in the House and Senate versions of the bill.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
09-08-2009 |
Politics
Will the Soda Pop Tax Go National?new
Arkansans already pay it.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
09-04-2009 |
Science
Blue Dog Bites Districtnew
During a mega-sized conference call with more than 6,000 of his constituents last month, Fourth Congressional District Rep. Mike Ross had to assure one nervous woman, "I'll never vote for any bill to kill old people."
Arkansas Times |
Paul Barton |
09-04-2009 |
Science
