Scott Galindez

Scott Galindez was a senior editor at Truthout, a writer and editor at Reader Supported News, and a longtime organizer for peace and justice. He passed away in 2017.

We Won Round One on Health Care

There are widespread opinions out there on the Senate version of health care reform. I understand people's frustration with how “Traitor Joe” Lieberman and “Ben Arnold” Nelson held the …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

December 28, 2009

Peace Activists to Set Up Encampment in Washington

In August of 2005, Cindy Sheehan, who had lost her son in Iraq, set up camp outside George Bush's vacation home in Crawford, Texas. She had a simple question; …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

December 21, 2009

A Trigger We Can Believe In

Olympia Snowe wants a trigger. It sounds like the blue dogs want a trigger. Let's give them a trigger we can all believe in. How about if the insurance …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

December 4, 2009

Thousands Demand Closure of Fort Benning’s School of the Americas

This weekend, thousands of people gathered at the gates of Ft. Benning to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the killings of 14-year-old Celia Ramos, her mother Elba Ramos and …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

November 22, 2009

Health Care Reform Passes First Senate Hurdle

In a party line vote of 60-39, the Senate voted Saturday evening to proceed with debate on a health care reform bill. All 58 Democrats and both Independents voted …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

November 21, 2009

The Ghost of Jesse Helms Haunts Health Care Debate

Here we go again. Whenever conservative stalwart Jesse Helms didn't like something in a bill, he would pull out an abortion amendment to slow things down. Helms is …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

November 13, 2009

Obama Was Not on the Ballot

On election night 2009, the political spin machines were working overtime. The talking heads were opining on what the results meant for the president's standing …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

November 4, 2009

Environment & Health

Republicans Are Irrelevant to Health Care Reform

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) voted for the weakest of the five health care bills passed by Congressional committees. Big deal. If the bill that goes to the Senate …

By: Scott Galindez ,; Truthout

October 19, 2009

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