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The Rolling Resistance: Meet Three Disability Rights Activists Fighting to Save Health Care
Disability activists across the nation are staging historic protests in Washington, DC.
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John McCain’s Death Panel
Seventy Top Health Care CEOs Raked in $9.8 Billion Since 2010
CEOs are incentivized not to take actions that would benefit the healthcare system overall, but rather to “inflate stock prices.”
William Rivers Pitt | No Hero Here: John McCain and the Doom of Empathy
A senator with a terrible illness and excellent insurance voted to put health care for millions in peril.
In Dangerous Move, Republicans Push to Strip Health Care From Millions Without Holding Any Hearings
Joshua Green of Bloomberg Businessweek discusses the latest developments in the GOP's efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Taking Care of the Most Vulnerable: Sister Simone Campbell on Catholic Sisters Resisting Assaults on Health Care
We must tell every senator that “we the people” want to take care of the vulnerable, says Sister Simone Campbell.
Trump and the GOP Are Not Discussing Whether to Let Obamacare Die. They Are Plotting to Kill It
Trump could refuse to enforce the individual mandate.
Anger Grows in UK After Conservatives Vote to Keep 1 Percent Pay Rise Salary Cap
Anger is escalating in the UK after Conservative Members of Parliament blocked Labour's bid to raise the salaries of public sector workers.
Adding $200 Billion More Won’t Fix Unfixable Senate Health Bill
While $200 billion seems like a lot of money, it's only 17 percent of the bill's $1.2 trillion in cuts.
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Hey Senator, Sick People Aren’t Damaged Cars
We are in a society that frequently compares sick people to damaged goods.