

"Freedom Isn't Free" - Neither Is Health Care . President Obama must find a way to re-frame the debate in moral terms. Hopefully, he'll make a series of public appearances this fall culminating in a stadium-size rally where thousands of people can tell their personal health care atrocity stories. -Joseph Palermo



A Long and Winding Road to Universal Healthcare . Even as Obama takes his case for comprehensive health care reform to the country, only a cockeyed optimist could believe Congress will soon produce anything remotely resembling the universal healthcare so many other nations enjoy. -Dick Price



Healthcare and Free Press: Two Human Rights We Lack . There you have it. For-profit companies best serve the public interest precisely because they are not subject to public control. Why? Because the public wants what is worst for the public. And how does the Washington Post know this? It has dinner with all the right people, and charges them for the privilege. -David Swanson



It should be noted that anti-choice activists not only want to prevent a public insurance plan from covering abortion, they want to prevent private plans from doing so as well. -Paul Matthes



The Future of Universal Health Care, as of Now . If you're able and willing I'd urge you to descend on Washington the moment Congress returns from recess. There is nothing quite as persuasive to a member of Congress as real live constituent demanding real reform. -Robert Reich



. Today, the kind of arguments heard during the early '60s against guaranteed health care for the elderly can now be heard against establishing a comprehensive single-payer system. -Norman Solomon

President Obama must find a way to re-frame the debate in moral terms. Hopefully, he'll make a series of public appearances this fall culminating in a stadium-size rally where thousands of people can tell their personal health care atrocity stories.Even as Obama takes his case for comprehensive health care reform to the country, only a cockeyed optimist could believe Congress will soon produce anything remotely resembling the universal healthcare so many other nations enjoy.There you have it. For-profit companies best serve the public interest precisely because they are not subject to public control. Why? Because the public wants what is worst for the public. And how does the Washington Post know this? It has dinner with all the right people, and charges them for the privilege. Abortion: The 600 Pound Gorilla of Health Care Reform? It should be noted that anti-choice activists not only want to prevent a public insurance plan from covering abortion, they want to prevent private plans from doing so as well.If you're able and willing I'd urge you to descend on Washington the moment Congress returns from recess. There is nothing quite as persuasive to a member of Congress as real live constituent demanding real reform. Spinning Health Care: A Bad Case of Vertigo . Today, the kind of arguments heard during the early '60s against guaranteed health care for the elderly can now be heard against establishing a comprehensive single-payer system.