In the seventies, one of my best childhood friends and I decided to see a movie one evening. My friend Keith was a big guy, over six feet tall and well over 200 lbs. He was not a football player like many inner-city kids his size, but he was a...
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My ancestors—Hans Gruber, Wilhelm Belsnickel, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, et al.—immigrated to the U.S. in the 1870s. They were part of a major wave of German immigrants who settled in Wisconsin and surrounding states, ensuring that my bloodstream would absorb more alcohol before my 40th birthday than the Milwaukee Summerfest grounds. It’s...
They are beyond tired, almost beyond human endurance, yet they still go to work. Please show that you care where you can: Don’t travel. Don’t congregate. Wear a mask. Keep your distance. Wash your hands. Get vaccinated as soon as you are able. These are small sacrifices to make, If...
Three articles gave me concern and resolve at the same time. While the Trump debacle unabated could continue America’s death march, its existential nature can force us to action. Trump may ultimately give resolve. Politics Done Right Live weekdays @ 3:00 PM Central Video Zoom: LINK — Live Calls: (346)248-7799 ID:254...
I ran across a very long rant on Facebook from Angie. It was not unlike others I have seen that makes clear we must secure our healthcare. After contacting Angie, she agreed to do an interview about the healthcare hiccups she has had to live through. Her voice along with...
Senator Bernie Sanders asked a question that should be simple to answer. In any humane society with a humane healthcare system, without thinking, any administration official would simply answer yes. In healthcare, the answer should be an easy ‘yes’ on this one. Watch our full episodes here. Senator Sanders asked a...
Ed Eichhorn has another option for Medicare for All. He really does want to give everyone affordable healthcare. But because as he states he is a capitalist, he sees all solutions weighted towards the options that said economic system affords his thinking process. Please watch/listen to the entire interview. Ed Eichhorn...
Joel Segal was instrumental in writing H.R. 676, the original Medicare for All bill under Congressman John Conyers. It’s one of the gold standards. Joel Segal talks universal healthcare Watch the entire episode here. Joel will talk much more than Medicare for All. We discuss his impact on Obamacare, his new passions,...
TOMORROW! SPECIAL GUEST on Emergency Healthcare Online Town Hall Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Join PDA’s Emergency Healthcare Virtual Town HallTOMORROW, April 8, 4pm ET, 1pm PT—RSVP here Protect Nurses, Patients, and Public Health Make...
Demand The Healthcare Policies We Need Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Protect Nurses, Patients, and Public Health Make Empowering, Effective Calls From Your Home Support PDA’s COVID-19/Single Payer Organizing Progressive Democrats of America...
Facing The Novel Coronavirus Healthcare Emergency Together Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Healthcare Emergency Virtual Town Hall / WebinarWednesday 4pm ET 1pm PT—RSVP to Mike Fox Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) invites you...
A Dr. at the Emerging Pathogen Institute at the University of Florida revealed an inconvenient truth about our failing healthcare and health insurance system. Here's the truth. Frustrated about the inefficiency of private healthcare x x YouTube Video We are being held hostage by a system that rewards capital first....
While canvassing at a Latino Super Market in Las Vegas Nevada, I spoke to a Trump supporter who has cancer and could not afford his meds. It is interesting how people's minds work. Former Trump supporter no more. x x YouTube Video While off-camera, he did not want me recording...
Our immoral profit-driven healthcare system killed Shalynne, the daughter of Amy Vilela. She tells the story that brought her to Medicare for All and her activism. I interviewed Amy at a Bernie Sanders headquarters in Las Vegas Nevada just before the state caucus. Amy Vilela said that after her daughter's death she...
Michael Moore schools Chris Matthews on the reason why Medicare for All is essential given that healthcare is a human right. He explains the degeneracy of private insurance as he points out why no employee should be dependent on a private company for their insurance. Michael Moore made it clear...
It is shameful that in the land of opportunity, the American Healthcare system is nothing but an engine to transfer the assets of the many to the rich via bankruptcy. This is why we need Medicare for All. American Healthcare wants you bankrupt before help. Watch the full episode here. Kathleen Morin-Morgan,...
She could not afford insurance but was not poor enough to get Medicaid for her breast cancer. A doctor cut off her breast but she was forced into massive debt for treatment. Breast Cancer dreadful story Near the end of our Politics Done Right show after hearing a rather sad story about...
Have you been to a hospital complex lately? In Houston, they are constantly building them or upgrading them. They are beautiful. But the health care they provide sucks your wealth and our tax dollars. It is an evil enterprise. I owned a software development company. I have always carried my own...
Just when I thought the punditry could not scrape the bottom of the barrel any deeper they have pooled their resources and, well, it is something to behold. We (the punditry) have decided Elizabeth Warren’s healthcare plan is a failure. Why? Because we said so. How do you know? Well...