To be an abortion provider in Texas, you have to have “admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility. That restriction,
Author: Gloria Shur Bilchik
Gloria Shur Bilchik is a freelance writer and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri. She is the editor of Occasional Planet. She views the preservation of democratic values and progressive programs as vital to making the US a humane, livable place for her children and grandchildren.
Time to reconsider daylight saving time?
After “falling back” an hour over the past weekend, we’re all blearily adjusting to the time shift imposed on us by the end of
Politics and pumpkins
Everything is political. Even, it seems, Halloween. Just for evil grins and giggles, here’s a gallery of jack o’ lanterns from this year and previous
ACA [Obamacare]: Doing well–and doing good–in states that expanded Medicaid
At the same time that private-insurance enrollment via healthcare.gov is experiencing technical difficulties, the other side of the Affordable Care Act—the side that makes
Voting rights watch: Texas makes voting harder for women
A classic country/western song says: “If you want to play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band.” Well, if you want
Obamacare shopping made easy: Click here
Want to know how affordable your health insurance might be under the Affordable Care Act, without actually having to sign up for a policy?
Captain Phillips: The pawn hypothesis
Directed by Paul Greengrass, and starring Tom Hanks, with outstanding performances by a group of Somali actors, Captain Phillips can be viewed and enjoyed purely as
More Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] deception, courtesy of Fox News
When AlterNet reporter Eric Stern saw Sean Hannity’s report on Obamacare horror stories, he decided to check it out. Hannity presented three married couples
Obamacare: Behind-the-scenes benefits you’ve never heard of
A funny thing happened on the way to Obamacare: It started working, as intended–but in behind-the-scenes ways that most people haven’t heard about. Drowned
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “It’s bad for small businesses”
One of the many Republican knocks against the Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] is that it “hurts small businesses.” But, on closer examination, “Obamacare” may