On the Withdrawal of Rep. Weiner’s Single-Payer Amendment
11-6-2009 – 4:15 pm | Comments

n the eve of what could have been the first vote on single-payer legislation in our nation’s history, we have just learned that because of last minute developments, the vote and debate on Congressman Weiner’s …

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Video: Weiner puts opposition on record
7-31-2009 – 8:09 am | Comments
Video: Weiner puts opposition on record

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) puts the opposition on record with the introduction of an amendment to dismantle Medicare. Despite Republicans protestations that “we don’t want government-run healthcare,” the amendment was soundly defeated.

OUR BIPOLAR DISORDER
7-25-2009 – 8:26 am | Comments
OUR BIPOLAR DISORDER

Dr. Rick Staggenborg | PDA Blog Contributor
Growing up in Portland in the early 60s, I remember careless summer nights playing kick-the-can with all the kids in the neighborhood for half the night on Saturdays, while …

A simple answer to a complex question
7-23-2009 – 6:37 am | Comments
A simple answer to a complex question

Questions and comments from the Healthcare for All IOT pages get emailed to me. I respond to all of them. An email I got last week had the subject, “single payer supporter needs support in …

Good Ideas Deaf Ears
7-18-2009 – 8:45 am | Comments
Good Ideas Deaf Ears

y Arthur Dent | FUBAR Nation
It’s not too difficult to find really good ideas in this country. All you need do is listen to the people around you. I have heard some fantastic ideas from …

IOT: Healthcare for All July Call
7-15-2009 – 1:23 pm | Comments
IOT:  Healthcare for All July Call

Co-Chair of our Healthcare NOT Warfare Campaign, Donna Smith, joined us to give the latest news on Single Payer from the Hill.
Katie Robbins form Healthcare NOW! also stopped by to update us on the …

House Calls for Single Payer (A Slideshow)
7-13-2009 – 8:19 am | Comments

On July 11, 2009, advocates for a Single Payer Healthcare system hit the streets looking to pick up support, via signed Petitions, for their cause.

What to do with the enablers?
7-12-2009 – 9:54 pm | Comments

By Jayne Lyn Stahl
Senator Feinstein was right when she told Fox News, on Sunday, that we have a “problem” with a vice president who orders the head of the Central Intelligence Agency not to disclose …

IOT: End the Occupation, Redirect Funding July Call
7-9-2009 – 9:41 am | Comments
IOT:  End the Occupation, Redirect Funding July Call

Special Guests on this call was our Healthcare NOT Warfare Co-Chair Norman Solomon who updated us on Afghanistan. David Swanson and Mary Nichols-Rhodes updated us on the July Pittsburgh Peace Convention.