Truthout
Health Care
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25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012
Peter Dreier looks back at 2012 and 25 powerful progressive victories, including elections, ballot measures, court rulings, legislation and new waves of mobilization.
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Budget Shortfalls in Maine Public Health Care Program Point to Single-Payer Solution
If we are willing to treat the underlying pathology of our health care system instead of just the symptoms, we will have taken the first step toward fixing it.
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Ask a Democrat: On Social Security, Which Side Are You On?
When it comes to the social security debates, it is time to ask our political leaders if they are for or against the best interests of the American people.
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From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
To the FBI, Occupy was a breeding ground for violence and domestic terrorism.
Economists’ Statement on Health Care
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.
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Occupy Wall Street Forgives $100,000 of Medical Debt (and Counting!)
Members of Strike Debt and The Rolling Jubilee recently announced that the campaign raised nearly half a million dollars.
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A Way to Stop the Violence
The violence that we can easily end looks very much like the violence we find so difficult to address at home.
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Don’t Follow Republicans Into the Wilderness
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: Democrats created Medicare - and it's up to President Obama to save it from the Republicans' knives.
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The Way to “Save” Medicare Is to Expand It
While political leaders are intent on raiding Medicare to pay for tax cuts, the real solution to soaring health costs is more and better Medicare, not less.
A Look at the Numbers Behind “Obamacare“
Although Obamacare will have a hefty price tag, most of the burden will be carried by the federal government.