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Greatest Tribute to Kennedy: Pass Health Care for All

By Robert Creamer – There has been much commentary that the Senate debate on health care would have benefited from the parliamentary and personal skills of Senator Ted Kennedy had he been present over the months of illness that took his life last night. But it would have benefited even more from his moral clarity.…

What’s the Fate of the Healthcare Reform? (Video)

From GRITtv – Is the healthcare debate making you sick? We’ve got some clear information – which just may be the best medicine. Joining us today we have Wendell Potter, former Vice President of CIGNA; Karen Finney, former Communications Director of the Democratic National Committee; and our very own Diane Shamis, GRITtv Producer and Founding…

Message to Americans From Canadian Doctors & Health Care Experts (Video)

Canadian Doctors for Medicare hosted a celebration of Medicare in Canada. The speakers included Roy Romanow, former Saskatchewan Premiere and Commissioner on Health Care in Canada. They tell Americans that Canadian universal health care works and encourage Americans to implement a single payer universal health care systems.

T.R. Reid: Looking Overseas For ‘Healing of America’

From NPR’s Fresh Air – T.R. Reid made a global survey of global healthcare systems and reports on lessons for the US.

Obama’s PhRMA deal

By the Real News Network – The unlikely union of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America or PhRMA and the White House has many wondering about the true nature of this partnership. Especially taking into consideration the powerful lobby’s opposition to any kind of health care reform for years. The Real News spoke with Donna…

Healthcare Memo: Don’t Mourn, Escalate

By Deborah Burger, R.N., President of the California Nurses Assn. – There’s a fundamental lesson in collective bargaining that seems to have been lost on the White House, and those in Congress who devised their failing strategy on healthcare reform: Don’t make all your compromises before you walk in the room. For all those now…

Left Out? (Video)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich visits the Ed Show on MSNBC to talk about HR 676, single-payer healthcare, and the “public option.”

Two New Resources from PNHP On Disruptive Town Halls and Lobbying

Health care town hall meeting across the country are being attacked by a vocal minority uninterested in democratic debate. It is still important to attend these meetings as there will be many in the audience that are unfamiliar with single payer AND willing to listen and learn. Here are a few tips on what to…

Congress, President Ready to Legislate More Women’s Health Disparity

By Donna Smith – It’s 2009. We’ve elected President Barack Obama. We’ve elected a Democratic majority in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Those bastions of social policy are now in place to protect basic human rights. Good things should be in the offing – at least we should make progress in…

How Insurance Firms Drive the Debate

By Wendell Potter, a former health insurance PR executive – Having grown up in one of the most conservative and Republican places in the country — East Tennessee — I understand why many of the people who are showing up at town hall meetings this month are reacting, sometimes violently, when members of Congress try…