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Your money and your life: The politics of
VA medical care
Paleoconservatives have a long-range plan to destroy Medicare and Medicaid without attacking them directly. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | March 31, 2018 Editor’s Note: The Rag Blog published Steve Russell’s article, “Your Money and Your Life,” on … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Paleoconservatives, Rag Bloggers, Socialized Medicine, Steve Russell, Veterans Administration
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Report from the weeds: My struggles with the pharmaceutical pusherman
I see myself in some virtual Kafka novel. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | January 18, 2018 January 10 4:53 p.m. Today I found myself suddenly unable to afford Jim’s basic medications. Rasagiline went from $24.38 to $716.00 … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Drug Prices, Health Care, Medical Bureaucracy, Medicare, Pharmaceuticals, Rag Bloggers
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METRO | Demonstrators say ‘No’ to Trumpcare; Seven arrested outside Sen. Cornyn’s office
Austin protesters vote with their feet against a bill that would be disastrous for health care and a bonanza for wealth care. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 12, 2017 AUSTIN — On Thursday, July 6, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activism, Civil Disobedience, Derrick Crowe, Direct Action, Health Care, John Cornyn, Metro, Obamacare, Trumpcare
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METRO EVENT | Michael Milligan brings one-man ‘Mercy Killers’ to Texas audiences
‘Mercy Killers’ is merciless is in its very personal indictment of the American health care system. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | April 26, 2015 Event: Mercy Killers Date: Tue-Wed, May 12-13, 2015 Time: 8 p.m. Where: The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Health Care, Mercy Killings, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Theater, Vortex Theater
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RAG RADIO PODCAST | Heart attack survivor Jeff Shero Nightbyrd on how not to have one!
Jeff, who had triple bypass surgery, talks about heart health, holistic health, and our health care system. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 12, 2015 Jeff Shero Nightbyrd, who was a major figure in the ’60s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuban Health Care, Health Care, Heart Health, Heart Surgery, Holistic Health, Interview, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, Podcast, Rag Radio, SDS, Sixties, Thorne Dreyer, Tracey Schulz, Underground Press
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Battling Ebola: Cuba leads while U.S. lags
The U.S. has 550 military personnel in Africa on counterterrorism missions while over 5,000 Africans have succumbed to the non-military threat of Ebola. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2014 In what a New York Times … Continue reading
METRO EVENT | Beverly Baker Moore : Support your local musicians’ health
Have fun, celebrate live music, and support a great cause during HAAM Benefit Day throughout Austin, Tuesday, September 23. By Beverly Baker Moore | The Rag Blog | September 22, 2014 Event: HAAM Benefit Day Sponsor: Whole Foods Market Benefiting: … Continue reading
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PODCAST | Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori talk sustainable design on Rag Radio
Visionaries in the field for decades, Pliny and Gail have made significant contributions to the sustainability movement. Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | March 2, 2014 Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori, co-directors of the Center for Maximum … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Is There a Doctor in the House?
Doctors provide free medical care at the Riverside County Fair Grounds in California’s Coachella Valley earlier this year. Image from KESQ.com. California tops in most uninsured: Is there a doctor in the house? The insurance industry has a preexisting condition … Continue reading
Norman Pagett and Josephine Smit : Can We ‘Downsize’ and Survive?
Sewers under construction, north bank of the Thames looking west. Image from End of More. The end of more:Can we ‘downsize’ and survive? We continue to delude ourselves that ‘downsizing’ will somehow allow us to carry on with our current … Continue reading
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Tagged Cities, Downsizing, End of More, Engineering, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Health Care, Josephine Smit, Medical History, Norman Pagett, Sustainability, World History
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Lamar W. Hankins : CPR and End-of-Life Decisions
Art from PBS NewsHour. CPR and end-of-life decisions Since the story of the 87-year old woman first appeared, more information has come to light. She was aware of and had agreed to the policy of the center where she lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Advance Directives, CPR, Death, Elderly, End-of-Life Care, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins
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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Death with Dignity’ Defeated
Image from WNYT.com.‘Death with Dignity’ defeated:Freedom denied by Massachusetts voters If I decide that it is time for my life to come to an end for reasons important to me, that should be my decision. By Lamar W. Hankins | … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Assisted Suicide, Death with Dignity, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins, Massachusetts
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