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Sasha Abramsky, PoliPoint Press. July 4, 2009.
America's poor are being priced out of a market flush with excess eatables. It's an abomination we can fix.

The Results Are In: A Public Health Plan Saves Big Money

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. July 3, 2009.
The arguments by obstructionists are dead -- the math shows health care costs will drop while achieving near universal coverage.

Labor Rallies for Health Care, But Keeps it Vague

Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. July 3, 2009.
Little grassroots supports exists for health care reform among organized labor as workers feel betrayed by the unions that represent them.

Slow Down: How Our Fast-Paced World Is Making Us Sick

Linda Buzzell, AlterNet. July 2, 2009.
Living under unnatural time pressures causes a myriad of psychological, social and physical ailments.

We Already Have a Popular Single-Payer Health Care System -- It's for Active Military and Veterans

Chris Kromm, Facing South. July 2, 2009.
Oddly the states with the most people enrolled are down South -- where political leadership has been most opposed to single-payer.

Toxic Chemicals: A Culprit Behind the Autism Outbreak

Harvey Karp, Huffington Post. July 2, 2009.
Teflon, plastics, formaldehyde, and other household chemicals are seen as leading drivers behind the autism outbreak.

Only A Public Option Can Make Decisions in Patient's Best Interest

Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. July 1, 2009.
Only a public sector plan has the political and moral standing to set limits on coverage and control costs.

Getting Laid-Off May Lead to Early Death -- But There Are Ways to Cushion the Severe Health Impact of Job Loss

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. July 1, 2009.
Studies show that the current economic climate may be eroding months or even years from the lives of those on the bleeding edge of insecurity.

Bogus Think Tank "Third Way" Pops Up to Thwart Health Care Reform

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. June 30, 2009.
Third Way is drenched in corporate money, tangled in ties to big business and bent on Clintonian triangulation. How dare it call itself progressive?

Hey Progressives, Join Forces to Fight the Health Insurance Industry!

Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies. June 29, 2009.
Single-payer and public option advocates are fighting each other. We must remember that we're on the same side.

Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 29, 2009.
Controlling health care costs isn't just necessary for the health of our economy -- it'd also be likely to boost personal incomes.

Corporate Campaign Contributions Make Us All Sick - Literally!

Joe Conason, Truthdig. June 27, 2009.
Whenever Democratic politicians are confronted with this conflict between the public interest and their private fund-raising, they choose the latter.

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. June 26, 2009.
Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age.

The Public Option Will Improve Private Health Insurance

Robert Reich, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.
Without the government as competition, the private sector has little incentive to improve.

Americans Want a Public Option on Health Care -- Here's How We Can Make it Happen

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. June 24, 2009.
The only thing standing between us and real health care for all Americans are some senators and their industry friends. Time for battle.

Why You May Be Stuck Holding the Bill for the Largest Taxpayer Rip Off

Dean Baker, AlterNet. June 23, 2009.
The health care industry is getting money out of our pockets because their friends in Congress have made sure the money flows from us to them.

Are Mind-Enhancing Drugs a Dangerous Fad or a Great Way to Get Ahead?

Jeremy Laurance, Independent UK. June 23, 2009.
Advocates say they are an irresistible way of improving students' performance. Critics argue they are a dangerous fad.

Americans Demand a Public Option in Health Care -- When Will Politicians Listen?

Robert Parry, Consortium News. June 23, 2009.
Even in special-interest-dominated Washington, it's rare for politicians to so blatantly privilege a private industry over the will of the people.

I Would Likely Be Dead by Now if it Wasn't for One Thing ... Health Insurance

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. June 20, 2009.
My own medical emergencies have made me more conscious of the scandal in our country when it comes to health care.

Taxing Health Care Will Destroy Democrats

William Greider, The Nation. June 19, 2009.
Taxing health care will turn working class people against Obama and ruin the Democratic Party.

Are Pesticides Causing Parkinson's Disease?

Robin Marantz Henig, OnEarth Magazine. June 19, 2009.
Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease.

Can a Lack of Sleep Really Drive You Mad?

Daniel Freeman, Jason Freeman, Independent UK. June 19, 2009.
Disturbed nights and mental illness have always been linked. Now research shows insomnia is not just a symptom, but a cause.

When We Talk About Health Care, We're Forgetting One Important Group: The Already Insured

Michael Bader, AlterNet. June 19, 2009.
The suffering fostered by our system isn't limited to those who can't afford access to it. And their voices should be part of the debate, too.

A Chemical Found in Most Consumer Products May Cause Heart Disease in Women

Elizabeth Grossman, AlterNet. June 18, 2009.
Bisphenol A is used in countless consumer products including food and beverage containers, kitchen appliances, electronics, and packaging.

Warning: Health Care Lobbyists Are Winning the Battle to Screw All of Us

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. June 18, 2009.
Lobbyists sense that their chances of protecting big insurers, drug companies, medical specialties, technology companies are improving.

Corporate Profits Muscle Out The Public Opition

Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America's Future. June 17, 2009.
Senators are catering to the private insurance industry that has profited from the problem rather than helping to solve it.

Big Insurance Companies Are Sure to Fight Obama's Public Option

Dean Baker, AlterNet. June 16, 2009.
Insurers don't want to compete with a well-run public plan. Let's hope they have to.

Why I Plan to Emulate Dr. George Tiller

Rozalyn Farmer Love, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. June 15, 2009.
As a future OB/GYN, I dream of delivering healthy babies. But as part of my practice, I also plan to provide abortions to women who need them.

Obama Must Take On the Giant Lobbyists Blocking Health Care Reform

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. June 15, 2009.
This is one of those battles that define the state of American democracy.

Disease Profiters Fear Public Option Will Kill Their Ponzi Scheme

Robert Parry, Consortium News. June 13, 2009.
The estimated 119 million Americans wanting to join the public option has made the debate over it into a death match for the insurance industry

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