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 […]
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 […]
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 […]