Category Archives: News

Brian Donohue of the New Jersey Star Ledger attended a town hall meeting with Rep. Frank Pallone (D) of New Jersey’s 6th district.  He filed this report: Can there be any room for a centrist at a health care reform town … Continue reading →

For me this is a season of hope — new hope for a justice and fair prosperity for the many, and not just for the few — new hope. And this is the cause of my life — new hope … Continue reading →

From the UK Guardian: In the furious debate gripping America over the future of its health system, one voice has been lost amid the shouting. It is that of a distinguished gynaecologist, aged 67, called Dr Joseph Manley. For 35 … Continue reading →

McClatchy News has an interesting article on who is behind all the protests against health care.  Here’s a sample: Conservatives for Patients’ Rights is led by health care entrepreneur Rick Scott, the co-founder of Solantic urgent care walk-in centers, which … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned the hooliganism being shown towards Democratic representatives at their town hall meetings.  Some of the signs being hoisted by these rabble rousers equate Obama to Hitler, and the Democratic Party to the Nazi Party. But which party is … Continue reading →

I enjoy reading Politifact.  It’s run from the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and appears to take a completely non-partisan approach to fact-checking. So, keeping on the subject at hand, here’s Politifact’s check on a huge anti-health reform email that’s … Continue reading →

I was recently sent a “viral” email referring to comments made by Betsy McCaughey (a paid shill for medical companies) on the Fred Thompson show.  Ms. McCaughey claimed that one proposal ” would make it mandatory — absolutely require — … Continue reading →

Bill Moyers’ Journal on 7/10 was about Health Care Reform.  I don’t know what Mr. Moyers’ political leanings are, but he presented quite a case against the “status quo.”  His guest was former Cigna executive Wendell Potter, who helped spearhead … Continue reading →

I have been following the events in Iran fairly closely.  It is truly astonishing the role that technology has played in getting information both out to the world and back to those demonstrating against the election results.  Here’s what I’ve … Continue reading →

Link: Abu Jandal’s guards were so intimidated by him, they wore masks to hide their identities and begged visitors not to refer to them by name in his presence. He had no intention of cooperating with the Americans; at their … Continue reading →