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This second burzt tv video details whistleblower Wendell Potter’s fight to reveal how healthcare corporations and insurance companies are undermining Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) and other efforts at health care reform. This video is hosted by by Bo Muller-Moore, the Eat More Kale tee shirt guy www.eatmorekale.com, who is fighting his own battle against corporate restaurant chain Chick-fil-A.
Burzt tv will be rolling out other videos that change public perception and challenge the status quo. Visit their site to find out more about video projects in development, action steps you can take to effect change, and to comment or make suggestions as to topics you think they should cover.
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