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New capitalist healthcare tactic–Appoint a guardian for granny
In essence, nursing homes are using guardianship lawsuits as a way of strong-arming patients and their families to collect payment.
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Stop the privatization of the VA medical care system
Now privatization is being pushed onto veterans. We veterans must stop this or we will find our care system shutting…
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U.S. maternal death rate grows as attacks on women’s rights continue
How does the country that has amassed the most wealth ever in history explain a rising maternal death rate similar…
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Kaiser mental health workers strike for ethical patient care
The largest strike of U.S. mental health workers took place this past week in California when Kaiser Permanente's 2,600 mental…
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Cheap heroin, unaffordable solutions
On July 1 I wrote about how the emergency service workers of NYC were all being trained and equipped with…
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The colonial underdevelopment of Africa by Europe and the United States
This article is based on a talk given at a Nov. 7 Party for Socialism and Liberation forum on Ebola.…
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Cancer care and the trend to monopolization
I am very interested in oncology. It’s not a theoretical interest; as a person who has been treated for cancer,…
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Ebola, imperialism and racism
To understand the political dynamics of the burgeoning Ebola epidemic, it is necessary to see the crisis in the context…
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Venezuela does breast cancer awareness right
Venezuela recently held a “Breast Cancer Prevention Day” that puts the U.S. pinkwashed “awareness month” to shame. On Oct. 19,…
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Capitalists shelved Ebola vaccine, while Cuba provides heroic care
The spreading Ebola epidemic has come home to roost as yet another person has tested positive for the virus. This…
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