Truthout
Health Care
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How Author Malcolm Gladwell Shilled for the Health Care Lobby … and Got Away With It
Gladwell has carried water for the health insurance companies in his articles, while getting paid for numerous speaking engagements to the industry.
Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Low-Income Families
At the turn of the 20th century, more than 95 percent of newborns entered the world at home, with the aid of midwives.
Why Boycotting Hyatt Is More Than Just a Union Issue: An Interview With Activist Cleve Jones
If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just …
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William Rivers Pitt: Beneath the Bottom of the Barrel
It is a national disgrace that any old person is forced to rummage through garbage for a few extra pennies to survive.
Ryan Questioned on Medicare-for-All
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is chairman of the House Budget Committee and has put forward a plan that would end Medicare.
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77 Years After It Became Law, Social Security Keeps 20 Million Americans Out of Poverty
More than 70 years after its creation, social security benefits are keeping the elderly above the poverty line.
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Medicare Rises as Prime Election Issue
With Mitt Romneyu2019s selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, Florida quickly emerged on Monday as a critical test of the nationwide Republican gamble that concerns …
Rep. Paul Ryan’s Far-Right Agenda: The Media Can’t Take the Truth
The media have worked hard to conceal Rep. Paul Ryan's extreme positions from the public.
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Campaign for Paid Sick Days in New York City Aims to Support Working Women
Concentrated in industries like care-giving and food service, and most likely to have to stay home if a child is ill, women risk the most when forced to take …
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Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike
At issue in San Francisco is the same sticking point in most union contract negotiations - health care costs and wages.