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Thanks to Jeffrey Segal / The Rag Blog
Hey Blue Dogs : Don’t Make Me Vote Third Party!
Listen up Democrats! If you don’t have or can’t find enough backbone to give the American people substantial health care reform that contains a public health insurance option, then don’t even bother asking for my support. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Congress, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Public Option
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Health Care Blackjack : We Need an Ace from Obama
The Card Player by Pablo Picasso / MoMA Collection.The stakes are high:The President and health care reform I have great concern about whether the President will take a principled stand in favor of a true and unfettered public option. By … Continue reading
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Tagged FDR, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Public Health, Public Option, Universal Health Care
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Firefighters: Mostly Paramedics in Some Places
Firefighters from Company 10 responding to an emergency call in Washington in late August. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times.Firefighters Become Medics to the PoorBy Ian Urbina / September 3, 2009 WASHINGTON — Peeling off his latex gloves after treating … Continue reading
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Tagged Health Care, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Public Health
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Net Neutrality : Next Target of Astroturf Groups?
“WWIII Propaganda Posters: Support Net Neutrality” by Brian Moore / Flickr.Will ‘Astroturf’ groups block Net Neutrality reform? It’s no secret the five biggest telecom companies want Net Neutrality to disappear. All just happen to be members of a ‘pro-consumer’ group. … Continue reading
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Tagged Astroturf Groups, Freedom of Information, Health Care Reform, Internet, Net Neutrality, Right Wing, Telecoms
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Rev. Jim Rigby : Why is Universal Health Care ‘Un-American?’
Rev. Jim Rigby, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin, speaks at Austin rally for health care reform, Saturday, Oct. 29. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. I can’t believe I am standing today in a Christian … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Christianity, Health Care Reform, Social Justice, Universal Health Care
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Guns of August : Why Obama’s Ratings Are Falling
Obama: sweating out ratings drop? Photo from Google Images. Obama’s approval rating tumbles President Obama’s job approval rating is at the lowest point of his presidency — a drop largely caused by erosion in support among the political independents who … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Congress, Democratic Party, Economy, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration
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Austin : Thousands Rally for Healthcare; Teabaggers Call for Secession
Health care supporters, Teabaggers rally in Austin, August 29, 2009. Photos by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Healthcare rally draws over 2,000;Handful of Teabaggers call for secession Rev. Jim Rigby, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, pondered how it can … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Health Care Reform, Lloyd Doggett, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers, Universal Health Care
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Storming the Bastille : Bidding Bipartisanship Adieu
“Prise de la Bastille,” painting by Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel / Wikimedia Commons.Health care reform:To the barricades By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2009 I fear that the average American, including myself, has a … Continue reading
Washington in the Time of Cholera : A Pandemic of Ignorance
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Health Care Reform: A Pandemic of Ignorance and Fear By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / August 29, 2009 I have just finishing reading Naples in the Time of Cholera 1884-1911. … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cholera, Health Care Reform, Naples in the Time of Cholera, Pandemics, World History
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