Tag Archives: Racism

Trump’s budget is a Stealth Health-Care Bill. And it Would Make Americans Sick.

Posted on 22 January, 2020 by

Gentle Reader – Doctor Homer wrote this almost three years ago, yet it remains important today. While the Republicans attempt to whitewash Trump’s  crimes, and while we watch this in mixed horror and disbelief, behind the scenes the same people … Continue reading →

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Trumpcare vs. Obamacare: Apocalypse Foretold

Posted on 22 January, 2020 by

Gentle Reader – As Trump and the craven Republicans attempt to whitewash the impeachment allegations, clearing a clearly impeached President with no witnesses and no data, I want to remind you of other things going on in the background. This … Continue reading →

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Cornel West: America is Spiritually Bankrupt. We Must Fight Back Together

Posted on 22 January, 2020 by

14 January, 2018 Gentle Reader – In the middle of the corrupt Senate Impeachment Hearings – no data, no witnesses – this masterful piece from a year ago is worth reading. AJL =======================  From Cornel West in The Guardian (Opinion): … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: Why Do Homeless People Become More Mentally Ill?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by

I think [previous answers] have it pretty much [covered]. People often become homeless because of mental illness. But homelessness is a bit more complex. Homelessness can be acute or chronic. Acute is usually made up of women and children who … Continue reading →

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How Did We Get Here? – Violent Authoritarianism or Fascism in America?

Posted on 17 January, 2020 by

“…Speculations about the future depend upon an accurate analysis of the past…[*] Sweeping through our country today is a serious menance. One of racism and its brother, anti-Semitism; abuse of refugees and their children; separation of children from parents – … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: As Someone Who isn’t a Conservative, What Do You Wish All Conservatives Would Start Doing?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by

I normally don’t venture into this area on Quora, sticking to health care and science. However, events of the past several days have unnerved me, so I respond – more or less – to the query. In reality, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: How Likely is an Authoritarian State if the US Gets UBI, Universal Healthcare, and Universal College?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by

What an odd query! How likely is an authoritarian state – in the United States – if we, finally, get a national health system, a rational educational system, and UBI? Really? Firstly, in case you haven’t noticed, the present US … Continue reading →

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From Tel Aviv, Marc Lamont Hill’s Palestine comments don’t sound so wrong to me | Opinion

Posted on 30 November, 2018 by

Gentle Reader – This piece was published today by AB Gutman, writing for the Philadelphia Enquirer. It is superb. AB gets that either there is justice for all of us, or there is no justice. Read. TEL AVIV, Israel — … Continue reading →

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They Lied, It Really Is That Simple – Viet Nam

Posted on 29 November, 2018 by

“…Even as [President Johnson] resisted JCS requests to intensify the air campaign, he emphasized the ground war in the South. Sending US troops to fight in the South seemed the least expensive course of action [italics mine] in terms of … Continue reading →

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What Can Happen While Our Attention is Elsewhere – Mike Stuchbery

Posted on 12 November, 2018 by

Gentle Reader – I need to explain a couple of things. Firstly, this started as a Health Blog and continues to be one. Yet as you can see from the Headers of the “Home” page, I define health rather broadly. … Continue reading →

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