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The Obamacare Scorecard
While the Affordable Care Act does some good things, it will only marginally improve upon a fundamentally broken system.

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The Obamacare Shock
Paul Krugman explains why the most shocking thing about Obamacare might be its success.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Reid Threatening “Nuclear Option” to Banish Filibuster, and More
In today's On the News segment: recently released hospital billing data shows huge disparities in how uninsured patients were charged for care, and more.

Will the Catholic Bishops Decide How You Die or Whether You Live?
Americans would do well to consider what happens when theology dictates health care.

If Frances Kelsey Could Protect America from the Pharmaceutical Industry in 1962, Congress Can Today
If you are in your 40s or 50s today, Frances Kelsey may have saved your life by standing up to big pharma.

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Pregnancy, Politics and the Policing of Women’s Bodies
The laws and policies that act to limit and legislate women's lives are intrusive, but they are also insulting and dangerous. They punish women and push an agenda that …

Michael Pollan: From GMOs to NYC’s Soda Ban, Local Efforts Challenge Agri-Giants’ National Control
From Californiau2019s Proposition 37 initiative to New York Cityu2019s soda ban, journalist and best-selling author Michael Pollan argues that local efforts hold the key to challenging the agricultural industryu2019s …

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The Experiment Is on Us: Science of Animal Testing Thrown Into Doubt
New scientific research has cast grave doubt on the safety testing of hundreds of thousands of consumer products, food additives and industrial chemicals.

Why Are People With Health Insurance Going Bankrupt?
Dr. Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese: Obama care will not put an end to medical bankruptcies - 80 percent of people going bankrupt due to healthcare costs had insurance.

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The Political Roots of American Obesity
Doctor of Oriental medicine E. Douglas Kihn argues that the squeezing of the American worker, starting under the Reagan Administration, has created a worried, hurried population succumbing to