By Steven D., Booman Tribune. Posted August 26, 2009. And what is the conservative solution to our health care mess? The right is very stupid, or very greedy, or very gullible on the issue of health care. Clearly, for executives of insurance companies, greed is the predominant factor. Small-business owners (and many large ones) who [...]
Archive for August 29th, 2009
29 Aug
5 Ways to Build a Fascist-Proof America
By Sara Robinson, Campaign for America’s Future. Posted August 27, 2009. If we want to build a fascist-proof America for the long haul, we must stand up now for everything we believe and everything we are. August, die she must. The town hall freak show is winding down, the media circus is packing the cameras [...]
29 Aug
Living history in Mission Hill
boston.com August 29, 2009 THE PROCESSION of Ted Kennedy’s body through Boston was a history lesson for millions of Americans watching at home. From the North End to Faneuil Hall to Dorchester, the sites of the Revolutionary era co-mingled with the sites of special importance to the Kennedy family — including Ted’s grandfather, John ‘‘Honey [...]
29 Aug
What Would Kennedy Want? Government-Run Health Care Key To Both Of His Final Efforts
The Plum LineGreg Sargent’s blog Now that some pundits have already started to suggest that Ted Kennedy would have ditched a public option in order to secure a compromise on health care reform, perhaps this is worth keeping in mind: Public, government-run health care was key to not one, but both of Kennedy’s final health [...]
29 Aug
NEW REPORT SHOWS SENIORS TO BENEFIT FROM HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM
A new report, “America’s Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare,” was issued Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report, available at http://healthreform.gov/reports/seniors/index.html, shines a light on what retirees have to gain from health reform, as well as the wholly unacceptable medical and financial consequences of inaction. According [...]
