Tag Archives: Health Care Reform

Culture Got a Boo-Boo? : Put a Band-Aid® on It

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Health care system black and blue?Cover it up with a Bacon Strip! By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / April 24, 2010 When was the last time you saw a white band-aid? White — as in the color of … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers Notwithstanding : Reform Mostly a Flop

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Sophisticated analysis of health care reform by Atlanta teabagger, Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Joeff Davis / Creative Loafing.Still not so good:Reflecting on health care reformBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2010 After a … Continue reading →

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Compassion Deficit : The Triumph of Materialism

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Stiners / The Unheard.Compassion deficit:On the unpopularity of health care reform By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 David Broder recently wrote about interviewing people in Florida and Texas about health care reform. He … Continue reading →

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VERSE / Mariann G. Wizard : Pirates of Health-Care Reform

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Corporate Pirate. Image from jacobdivett.Pirates of Health-Care Reform Of all the old pirates of story and song,Blackbeard; and Bluebeard; John Silver, called “Long”;each had his own favorite way to do wrong! Some liked to pillage, and some liked to loot,some … Continue reading →

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Health Care : Lies, Damn Lies, and Republicans

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Republicans and health care:The lie as art form By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 27, 2010 Since the start of the health care reform discussion last year, the Republicans have told us lie after lie. They have … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform : The End of the Beginning

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from Circlemp / treehugger.The end of the beginning:How ‘historic’ is this reform? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 27, 2010 Health care reform was finally passed by the House and Senate and many consider … Continue reading →

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Tom Hayden : Health Care a Big Win for Progressives

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Grab of CSPAN screen. Image from gothamist.We achieved what was possible:Health care is victory for progressives Passage of a trillion-dollar health care package means a trillion dollars not available to the Pentagon for their long war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading →

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Republicans on Health Care : The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Tweet from Roger Ebert. Image from Daily Kos.Ain’t gonna happen:Republican efforts to repeal reformBy Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 24, 2010 Health care reform is now law, and in a few more days the reconciliation bill will … Continue reading →

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Ride ’em Cowboy : Charley Pride, the Austin Rodeo, and the Health Care Horserace

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Charley Pride. Photo by Nikki Boertman / The Commercial Appeal.With Charley’s pride:American eagle on the limb By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 To really understand the day that the Democrats won the national health care … Continue reading →

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Thomas Cleaver to Spineless Democrats : Thanks for Saving my Life

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Pelosi gives press conference after passage of health care reform. Photo from AFP.Thank you,Stupid, spineless, worthless Democrats By Thomas McKelvey Cleaver / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 After the historic passage of health care in the House … Continue reading →

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Berlin : Promoting the General Welfare

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Frieze by New Deal sculptor Lenore Thomas at Center School in Greenbelt, Maryland.Photo by Anomalous_A’s / Flickr.Americans in Berlin:How do we ‘promote the general welfare’? By David MacBryde / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 BERLIN — The Rag … Continue reading →

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American Health Care : A Plague on the Sick and Infirm

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The Seattle Times.Reform coming to a vote:The Black Death and health care in AmericaBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 17, 2010 In October of 1347 a ship docked in Messina, Sicily, after picking … Continue reading →

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