How much longer must we tolerate mass culture?

Reason # 486 why we need universal health care

2008-06-15T14:38:02Z

I’m in reasonably decent shape, and earning a middle class salary. I take three prescription drugs. If I didn’t have wow-type insurance coverage, it would cost me over half of my salary, just for three medications. (They run at 335, 425, and 600 f...

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Malpractice

2008-01-07T22:36:42Z

After today, it's what I think I'll refer to the health care system as, especially in Frederick, Maryland. So, first I go to my usual Urgent care: I've got a back and abdominal pain, that feels like gallbladder, except I had that removed. The wai...

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A whole bunch o' Politics

2007-10-05T01:31:16Z

In Pakistan, military coups are as often as not, the preferred method of securing a government. However loathsome that may be, it's the driving force for the current turmoil. With Bhutto finally seeing that amnesty or no amnesty, Musharraf has tr...

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Ready to die for that Coca Cola?

2007-08-12T14:06:36Z

http://health.yahoo.com/news/178301 The link is for the article I'm sure you've heard about: the one that says that America has slipped to #41, in terms of life expectancy. They say it's due to disparities between black and white, insured and ...

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