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I’ve personally never been a fan of Whole Foods. Their glistening, high-end markets seem designed to fleece the “green” Yuppies for all they’re willing to pay – and pay they do. There is no commitment to organic food at “Whole” Foods. Expensive beautiful commercial fruits and vegetables are everywhere on display. The only real commitment [...]

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Another opportunity for real change in America seems all too likely to be lost, as was the opportunity for financial reform. This time the major causes are 1) the corporate control of Congress, and 2) the susceptibility of the public to the lies and distortions of the corporate-financed media campaign. Still, the Obama Administration has [...]

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This article from the German Paper Der Spiegel reveals how clearly those outside of America see the farce and the tragedy of the corporate campaign against expanding health coverage and reining in private sector profits. Too bad we can’t see ourselves as clearly.
Americans Want ‘Freedom to Pay Too Much for Inferior Health Care’

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Protesters against [...]

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Forty-two years ago, I was Program Manager for the birth of Health Care program at the Rand Corporation. This caused me to think a lot about issues related to the delivery of medical services.
One question that I’ve thought about a lot over the years since then is, “At what point should medical care be [...]

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