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Houston “Is Health Care a Right?” Debate

10, May 2010

Health Care for All Texas will participate in a debate at Baylor College of Medicine on Friday, May 14, sponsored by the recently formed Benjamin Rush Society, the medical equivalent to the Federalist Society. The debate question, “Is Health Care a Right?” Health Care for All Texas will provide the opportunity to expose how free [...]

Cuba Health Care Photo Gallery

11, Mar 2010

Those who heard my interview on health care in Cuba with Dr. James Thompson on KPFT may be curious about what today’s Cuba is like, and reports from the health care system. Dr. Thompson just noted that one of the participants from his health care professionals’ tour of Cuba has posted a photo gallery of [...]

Interview on Cuba and Health Care

9, Feb 2010

Republicans called on the Obama Administration Friday to cancel migration talks with Cuba, currently set for Feb. 19. Though the arrest of an American contractor in Cuba sounds minor, the GOP continues to pounce on the specter of Cuban socialism as a means of inciting fear. Some facets of Cuban life, such as health care, [...]

Ad Embraces Racism to Fight Reform

7, Dec 2009

Andrew Sullivan points out an anti-health care reform television advertisement that uses a statistic regarding the health care debate as a way of deflecting concerns about racism and the need for broader health care changes. Not that opponents of health care reform are racists, of course, but this ad obfuscates on both issues. Facing South, [...]

Act Today for Reproductive Freedom

2, Dec 2009

With health care reform still on the minds of many, today is a national day of action for reproductive rights, reminds Viva La Feminista, an incredible resource. Under the latest health care legislation discussion, an amendment sponsored by Reps. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.) will prevent low- and moderate-income women receiving subsidies from [...]


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