Too Religious To Be Spiritually Mature

Deborah Plummer, 11.16.2009

Diversity Solutions Thought Leader

As a nation characterized by a high percentage of Americans who identify themselves as religious, one might assume that we would witness less signs of spiritual immaturity than we are experiencing lately.

The Health Care-Abortion Issue: An Open Letter To The Catholic Bishops

Valerie Tarico, 11.16.2009

Author of "The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth," and founder, WisdomCommons.org

Dear Bishops: In our struggle to get health care for all, you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can't afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us.

Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis, 11.16.2009

Founder of Sojourners; speaker, author, activist

The following is a memo Jim Wallis has provided to leaders throughout the nation concerning the ongoing issue of abortion within the health care refor...

Passing the Buck to an Entitlement Commission

Barbara B. Kennelly, 11.16.2009

In classic Washington style, so-called fiscal hawks in Congress have selectively redefined our debt and deficit problem in order to fit their preconce...

Candlelight Vigil for Health Care Reform at Senator Lieberman's Front Door

Mary Ann West, 11.16.2009

People continue to die because of senators like Lieberman, who have determined that their convictions are more important than their constituents' lives. Go figure.

And Once Again, It's Abortion

Vanessa Carmichael, 11.16.2009

A writer who resides in Los Angeles

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a comprehensive health care plan for the United States -- a plan that will cover 96% of Americans. That is a victory for women.

Hostage-Takers in the Senate

Dean Baker, 11.16.2009

Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

As most of us are preparing for the holidays a small clique in the Senate, with their collaborators in the Washington punditry, are planning for a d...

From Wall Street to Neverland: The Year America Didn't Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD, 11.16.2009

Board Certified Sleep Medicine Physician, internationally published Author

The public health burden of insomnia on the US is measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars. While we routinely cut calories, or cram in exercise, sleep has not even entered the conversational lexicon.

Point 5: A Double Mandate For Health Works For Europe

George Halvorson, 11.16.2009

author of Health Care Will Not Reform Itself, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation

How do countries who use private health plans achieve universal coverage? They use a "double mandate: Everyone must buy. Everyone must sell.

Caregiver Crunch: How To Find Affordable Care

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D., 11.16.2009

Renowned Psychologist, Gerontologist and Author

Living longer means more years to learn, work, play and enjoy time with those we love. However, there's also the increased possibility of health problems along the way.

Why we Need to Leave Room for Children in Health Reform

Marian Wright Edelman, 11.16.2009

President, Children's Defense Fund

On November 4, about 4,000 babies, children, parents, youths, teachers, child care providers, doctors, and grandparents rallied in D.C. to tell Congress that millions of children must not be left worse off after health reform.

Health Care Prices Around the World

D. Brad Wright, 11.16.2009

Doctoral candidate in the department of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina

Starting today and running into the beginning of next week, I'm going to be making some pretty charts that demonstrate just how the U.S. stacks up against its counterparts among rich, industrialized nations.

Palin's Oily Lies Drip from the Pages of Going Rogue

Shannyn Moore, 11.16.2009

Just a girl from Homer

Alaska's willingness to do business with Exxon was like having your parents rent the basement to the guy who date raped you on prom night. Now Palin is claiming victory for the people of Alaska? Reality Deficit Disorder, now in book form.

How to Save Health Care Reform: Teabagger-friendly Re-Branding

Katie Halper, 11.16.2009

Co-Founder of Laughing Liberally, a political comedy group

Poor branding, such as the term Public Option, didn't help the cause. But it's not too late to win the support of Republican enemies and the Teabaggers who control them.

1784: When Universal Health Care Was as Simple as Donating Your Body to Science

Lapham's Quarterly, 11.15.2009

Lapham's Quarterly is a journal of history and ideas edited by Lewis Lapham

The poor who came to its halls could be assured that they were receiving the finest medical treatment Europe had to offer. The price for this service was simple: if things didn't turn out well and you didn't make it, the hospital kept your body.

Defense Health Board Subcommittee: DoD Misrepresented to Congress Their Report on Walter Reed Construction

Hal Donahue, 11.15.2009

veteran and political activist

"The Committee is dismayed by the Department's assertion that the Committee concluded that the WRNMMC design plans were "...sufficiently close to the ...

Republican Filibuster May Be the Best Way to Pass Health Care in the Senate

Byron Williams, 11.15.2009

Syndicated Columnist, pastor of the Resurrection Community Church Oakland, CA

Doesn't Machiavelli warn that once one goes to the extent of their power they no longer have it? A filibuster of health care legislation would be an admission that the G.O.P. has no more options in its arsenal of opposition.

Health Care: Make An Offer On PriceDoc

Kari Henley, 11.13.2009

President of the Board of Directors at the Women & Family Life Center

A brand new company, PriceDoc, is hitting the national market, and is sure to transform everyday health care with the same momentum that brought us Google, Facebook or Priceline.

Obama and Charges of Elitism - Again

Lincoln Mitchell, 11.15.2009

Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University

The temptation to attribute Obama's, and the Democratic Party's, failings to elitism and a lack of concern for working class, white voters is strong, even among some progressives.

The Health Care Bill and Latinos

Daniel Cubias, 11.15.2009

The Hispanic Fanatic.

Illegal immigrants are not covered under any public option. Nor would they be provided with vouchers to help them pay for insurance. The Senate version of the bill even prevents them from buying insurance on public exchanges.

Q&A Bill Frist: Healthcare, The GOP and Birthers

David Goodman, 11.16.2009

Associate Producer of ABC Radio's The Curtis Sliwa Show

Bill Frist is the former Republican Senate Majority Leader. He is the author of the new book: A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing.