Archive for February, 2009
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz on single payer
Thursday, February 26th, 2009By Don McCanne, MD
Democracy Now!
February 25, 2009
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz
We get reaction to President Obama’s speech from Nobel economics laureate and former World Bank chief economist, Joseph Stiglitz.
Amy Goodman: And healthcare? He’s called for universal healthcare, but he does not call for single-payer healthcare.
Joseph Stiglitz: I think that there are some fundamental problems in […]
Memo to Obama: Seize the Moment for National Health Insurance
Thursday, February 26th, 2009By John Geyman, MD
Tikkun magazine
January-February 2009
First off, congratulations to you and your party on your sweeping election results!
Together with a sizable majority of Americans, I am again hopeful for the future of our country. My special concern, however, is for our failing health care system and how it is pricing health care beyond the reach […]
Renew Auto Industry? Start With Real Health Reform
Thursday, February 26th, 2009by John Nichols
The Nation blog
02/20/2009
General Motors, and what is left of Chrysler, are back asking for another government bailout. And Americans who recognize that an auto industry is a good deal more vital to the country’s future than those bankers who are using taxpayer billions to retrofit their executive washrooms will be inclined to sympathize […]
