TeleSur | – – Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an “unprecedented disaster” if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi movement, declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid an outbreak of cholera that has killed 115 people from late April to May […]
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Health Care
GOP Greatest Single Threat to Mothers on Mother’s Day
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I know it is sort of gauche to politicize Mother’s Day. But then politicians politicize family values all the time. And besides, the Republican Party is being mean to moms, and today is when they should be called out for it. The way this gentleman called […]
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All
By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | – – Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous use of biological agents to target civilians is a “crime against humanity” and a serious violation of international law, according to human rights […]
GOP Rep. Labrador: “Nobody dies b/c they don’t have… Health Care”
DeMarco Morgan | (CBSN) | (Video News Report) | – – “An Idaho lawmaker is facing intense scrutiny after defending the GOP health care bill. During a town hall, Rep. Raul Labrador said that “nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.” CBSN’s DeMarco Morgan has more.” 1. CBS News: “Idaho lawmaker faces […]
Trumpcare is the best Advertisement for Nationalizing Insurance
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The sadism and greed of the American Republican Party was on full display Thursday, as the House GOP voted to destroy Obamacare and remove the coverage for pre-existing conditions (50 million Americans suffer from them). Oh, this sabotage is camouflaged, but the way Trumpcare would work […]
Dems to GOP After Trumpcare Vote: hey, hey, say Goodbye (in Next Election)
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – President Trump celebrated with House Republicans in the White House Rose Garden amid growing call to ‘make them pay’ As Republicans joined President Donald Trump for a victory photo op and beer bash at the White House following the passage of the American Healthcare […]
Kimmel Tearfully pleads for Affordable Care Act in wake of Son’s Heart Defect
Jimmy Kimmel | (ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live) | (Video Clip) | – – “Jimmy and his wife Molly welcomed their second child together, William “Billy” Kimmel. At three days old, Billy had successful open heart surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and is now home with his family. Jimmy opens up about his son’s birth […]
Obama Mic Drop: Obamacare more Popular than Trump
Wochit News | (Video Clip) | – – “Former President Barack Obama hailed the political resilience of his signature health care law at a private event Thursday, pointing out that Obamacare is now more popular than his successor trying to repeal it: President Donald Trump. As Republicans in Washington sputtered again this week in their […]
AG Jeff Sessions implies Asian-Americans in Hawaii not Real Americans
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Attorney-General Jeff Sessions was caught on tape saying the following: ““We are confident that the President will prevail on appeal and particularly in the Supreme Court, if not the Ninth Circuit. So this is a huge matter. I really am amazed that a judge sitting on […]
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