Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted no on the “Affordible Health Care for America Act”, which barely passed in the House 220-215 with a weakened public option. He has been a strong supporter of Single Payer Heath Insurance. The Senate’s version of the bill has still yet to be passed.
New Film about Afghanistan
Rethink Afghanistan is a new internet film produced and directed by Robert Greenwald who has made numerous documentaries including Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price and Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers.
I Went to a Town Hall in Suburban New Orleans
I went to a town hall meeting in suburban New Orleans recently. It was sponsored by Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter. I think I was the only one of the roughly 500 people in the building in favor of a public option. Yet, it seemed to me that about least 75% of the people in the room were already part of a public or government plan, whether as veterans or as Medicare recipients.
Progressive Democrats Demand Public Option
Representative Raul Grijalva, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus talks with Democracy Now about his fellow Democrats demand for a public option. The Progressive Caucus which consists of 81 Congresspeople and Senators wrote a letter to the Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius, criticizing her for saying public option is not a central element to comprehensive reform. Congressional Progressive Caucus says they won’t sign on to a plan that doesn’t include a public option.
Ralph Nader Discusses Healthcare on Democracy Now
Consumer advocate and perpetual Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader was interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now. He talks about the deal the Obama administration struck with the pharmaceutical companies and on his advocacy for single payer, medicare for all heath care.
St. Paul Rabbi Says Jews Should Kill Women and Children During War
Manis Friedman, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi living the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul, has set off a firestorm with recent comments he made in Moment Magazine.
Senator Baucus to Meet with Single-Payer Advocates
Senator Max Baucus of Montana, who as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has made health care reform his top priority, has decided to meet with single-payer health care advocates.
Big Agriculture Doesn’t Like Obama’s Organic Garden
The Mid America CropLife Association has recently sent Michelle Obama a letter encouraging her to use “crop protection products”, i.e chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides on her newly planted organic garden.
Obama pick quits over Israel lobby
Charles Freeman has withdrawn his nomination to chair the US National Intelligence Council because of a slander campaign easily traceable to the powerful Israeli lobby AIPAC.
U.S. Military Suicides at Record High
The Pentagon reported last month that the rate of suicides among US troops has reached an all-time high since record-keeping began three decades ago. At least 128 and potentially as many as 143 soldiers from the United States Army took their own lives last year.