Archive for June 2012
The Reward for Donating a Kidney: No Insurance
From the New York Times – When Erika Royer’s lupus led to kidney failure four years ago, her father, Radburn, was able to give her an extraordinary gift: a kidney. Ms. Royer, now 31, regained her kidney function, no longer needs dialysis and has been able to return to work. But because of his donation,…
Read MoreMichael Moore, Wendell Potter, SiCKO’s in Philly June 30th
Still SiCKO After All These Years Saturday, June 30th, 2012. – 7 PM Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancy Street, Philadelphia, PA $40 Minimum Donation. Tickets Available On-line. First Come, First Served. Go Here: http://tiny.cc/sicko5 Michael Moore’s documentary SiCKO was released in 2007 to widespread acclaim. A straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel…
Read MoreE-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to PhARMA
From the New York Times – After weeks of quiet talks, drug industry lobbyists were growing nervous. If they were to cut a deal with the White House on overhauling health care, they needed to be sure President Obama would stop a proposal by his liberal allies intended to bring down medicine prices. On June…
Read MoreIt would not be the end of health reform, just a chance to get it right
By Rose Ann DeMoro for the Huffington Post – If President Obama is now confiding to Democratic donors that he may have to “revisit” health care in a second term if the Supreme Court throws out his first attempt, as Bloomberg News reported June 1, maybe this time we can get it right. Instead of…
Read MoreThe Big Three Automakers Push For Single Payer!
…In Canada. Please note that this letter was signed about ten years ago. But we need to remind them of this with the ACA ruling fast approaching. By Ray Medeiros for politicususa.com – The Big Three automakers, GM, Chrysler and Ford along with the Canadian Autoworkers pushed the Canadian government to strengthen their single payer…
Read MoreNew Poll: The Supreme Court and the Health Care Law
By Adam Liptak and Allison Kopicki for the New York Times – More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 health care law, according to a new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News. Just 24 percent said they hoped the court “would…
Read MoreCongressman Ryan Hides After Trying to Attack Medicare in San Francisco
From Don Bechler of Single Payer Now – Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) came to SF on May 24 to raise funds for his attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and Gay Marriage. He is the point person for the 1% attacks on our social investments. He was scheduled to speak at the GAP headquarters, but…
Read MoreVideo: The Vermont Breakthrough!
How a Human Rights Movement Is Winning a Healthcare System that Puts People First This video tells the story of a successful grassroots campaign organizing for our human rights. This video is co-produced by the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) and the Vermont Workers’ Center.
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