Over the last weekend in January 2013, Jackson Women’s Health Services applied a coat of bright-pink paint to its building at the corner of
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Which “freedoms” are legislators protecting?
“We’ve trended toward more freedoms for law-abiding citizens.” That’s how Missouri State Senator Brian Munzlinger recently described the outlook of the Missouri legislature. I
It’s not really about abortion
Lady Sybil died at Downton Abbey tonight because two powerful men overruled the doctor who had known her since childhood and the mother whose reasoning powers were not
A healthy dose of good government: Flu shots at the pharmacy
One afternoon last week, I walked into the pharmacy in my local supermarket. Twenty minutes later, I left after receiving a needle’s worth of
Progressive victories in 2012
As the Republican party and “leadership” moves farther and farther out of the mainstream and deeper into the realm of extreme, irrational, anti-democracy, backward-facing,
Why “The Impossible” makes me think about healthcare
I went to see the movie The Impossible the other day and have since been thinking about how it relates to our situation here
Obama sees the poor as well as the middle class
Shortly after assuming the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson announced his commitment to a war on poverty. That
Lance Armstrong: A moral dilemma for all of us
How should we feel about an athlete who cheated to achieve fame and glory, but who also has been remarkably charitable? Such is the
Dear Governor Nixon: Extend Medicaid coverage in Missouri
Dear Governor Nixon: During the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we learned many things as a country. Chief among them, in my
Breaking marijuana taboos, one state at a time
The 2012 election heralded many victories for the U.S., chief among them the re-election of President Obama. We’ve heard about the election of the