What Are You Thankful for?

Fortune's Stanley Bing, 11.23.2009

Fortune Magazine Columnist

I am thankful that Wall Street is still a festering sump pump of illogic, hubris and greed, and will continue to provide me with plenty to write about for the foreseeable future.

Insurance Company Greed Kills Jobs (rally photos and video)

Jason Rosenbaum, 11.18.2009

Activist living in Washington, DC

Yesterday in Chicago, a message was delivered: Insurance company greed kills jobs, and we're not going to take it anymore. ...

I Am a Scorpion. It Is My Nature.

Aaron E. Carroll, 11.17.2009

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine

The fable, as it is told, involves a scorpion and a frog.  The scorpion needs to cross a river, so he asks the frog to carry him on his back.&nbs...

How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern, 11.12.2009

Writer, counselor to the nouveau poor

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

The Medicare-for-All Moment

Robert Weissman, 11.04.2009

President of Public Citizen

In a Medicare-for-All system, health care is available as a matter of right. No one is denied treatment because they can't pay. No one is mandated to buy coverage.

So What if a Public Option Leads to Single-Payer?

Sahil Kapur, 10.30.2009

Writer, Journalist

The conservative indictment against a public option is deeply ironic, and when closely examined, consists of two entirely contradictory cases about the nature of government.

H1N1 Vaccine Delays Remind Us Why We Need a Sound Public Option

Kathleen Reardon, 10.29.2009

Professor, USC Marshall School, and author of The Secret Handshake and Childhood Denied

As a professor of both business and preventive medicine for years, I'm appalled at how long it is taking for the H1N1 vaccine to reach at least those at high risk.

Our Health Future: The Business Case for Wyden-Bennett

Charles Kolb, 10.28.2009

The Wyden-Bennett bill in the Senate Finance Committee was the only proposal that gets health care costs under control and avoids a government single-payer system in the long run.

I Am Not a Dog

Ian Pearl, 10.19.2009

I know firsthand that our health care system can provide life-saving care. But I'm living proof that insurance-company "death squads" behind closed doors routinely make life-sustaining benefits vanish.

Health Care Protesters Arrested in Downtown L.A.

Lucia Brawley, 10.24.2009

Actress, writer, and activist.

Thanks to Lyn Goldfarb and Carol Newton of CD33 North for Change for this information. October 15, twelve people were arrested in an act of civil dis...

Obama's Rx For Health Care: Pull Plug On Insurance Companies, Not Grandma

Julie Farby, 10.20.2009

http://democralypsenow.com/

Crazed, shrieking mobs of birthers, secessionists, and teabaggers are one thing. As annoying and demented as they may be, Barry knows these confederat...

Health Insurers Have It All But Want Still More

Norman Goldman, 10.16.2009

Attorney, Syndicated radio show host, 'The Norman Goldman Show'

The health insurance industry has us all by the throat -- and yet they want more! They have a "10 Point Stranglehold Program" on America -- but they want 13. Here's what I mean:

Insurance Companies Want Caviar on the Gravy Train

Michael J. Wilson, 10.16.2009

National director of Americans for Democratic Action

The Finance Committee has opted to save money by leaving 25 million Americans out of health care. Without a public option, nothing will stop premiums from rising, requiring taxpayers to foot the bill.

How to Live On $0 a Day: Bailouts for the Rest of Us

Lesley Stern, 10.15.2009

Writer, counselor to the nouveau poor

It doesn't really matter why you need the money, all you know is that life as you know it will cease to exist if you don't get your hands on a big chunk of cash. Yesterday.

Rattlesnakes, Progressive Bluffing and The Public Option

Ari Melber, 10.14.2009

Correspondent for The Nation, Politico contributor, www.arimelber.com

In Washington, the oldest snakes in the health care debate finally emerged this week. After months of dithering and slithering, the insurance industry is going in for the kill.

Left, Right & Center: Obama's Nobel, Health Care Vote, The $ is Down

Huff Radio, 10.13.2009

The Nobel Peace Prize has been, stunningly and unexpectedly, given to President Barack Obama. Is it a case of unrealistic expectations? Will it help o...

An Open Letter to Senator Max Baucus : Save Your Health Care Bill With Simple Reform

Dr. Paul Toffel, 10.12.2009

Clinical Professor of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine

I've reviewed the current form of the your Senate Finance Committee bill, which is basically a good compromise, but has significant watered-down defects as it's about to go to vote.

Small Town Values in a Big Time Lawyer

Don McNay, 10.10.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

It could be that President Obama is a small town guy after all. His early adulthood on the south side of Chicago is where he found a "small town" environment that embraced him.

Mad at Greedy Insurers for This Health Care Mess? Then Why Aren't You Mad at Your Greedy Neighbors?

Keli Goff, 10.08.2009

Author, commentator and contributor to TheLoop21.com

Obesity costs us as much as $147 billion per year, and smoking costs taxpayers a whopping $300 billion annually, or 1,000 times the amount of the AIG bonuses.

Why Don't We Treat Disease Like We Do Fire?

Robbie Gennet, 10.05.2009

Writer of words and music, rider of waves, world traveler

Have you seen the pictures of the latest fires out in California? Check em out here and here. Firefighters taking the hills, copters and planes droppi...

Defending Health Care the Way It Is...!

Robert J. Elisberg, 09.30.2009

Columnist and screenwriter

As serious and well-meaning as the public service video begins, it soon becomes clear that something is off. And then very off. It turns out that the video is a sly piece of skewering.