Although many of my friends have praised the Affordable Care Act and Obama for working to get it passed, I have a different view.
Category: Health care
Finding a voice for single-payer healthcare in an unlikely place–CNN
I must confess; I’m a semi-secret fan of the mainstream press. This is not because I admire its approach to the news. Rather, I
Southern ministers lose their Christianity when it comes to Obamacare
I’m always interested in what the mainstream press has to say. If there’s anything that progressives and conservatives can agree on, it’s that the
Women will lead the way
As long as our country has Gail Collins, Rachel Maddow and Elizabeth Warren, I can clutch a tiny bit of hope in my wrinkly,
What winning feels like: Progressive Blog Digest
The usual pundits and chin-pullers are all upset now that the Democratic reform to the filibuster will upset the spirit of bipartisanship and comity
What to expect when you’re expecting
By Sarah Casteel, Clayton High School senior, St. Louis MO While our society still faces sex-based workplace discrimination — clearly most often targeted at
Progressive Blog Digest: “The fix is in”
This daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the
The “admitting privileges” fraud
To be an abortion provider in Texas, you have to have “admitting privileges” at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility. That restriction,
The “Cardinal Way”: A model for MO legislature, and others, too
After the St. Louis Cardinals won the [2013] National League Championship Series, it was reported that a rookie player, Seth Maness, said, “It’s a
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