Rushing to Universal Coverage

Last year, before Rush Limbaugh pledged to emigrate to the jewel of Central America, I lived and worked In Costa Rica for six months. I quickly learned that the “Caja” is the government health-care plan most Costa Ricans use. I asked my boss one day in my...

Limbaugh Loves Universal Health Coverage

Keep talking, Rush–we love ya man! Rush Limbaugh, that is–the radio rattlebrain who led the right-wing’s air attack on Barack Obama’s health-care reform campaign. Spewing venom, spittle, and ignorance, Limbaugh used his microphone like a cattle...

Sick and Fired

Congress has debated health-care reform for generations. Our much-debated and historic legislation is finally ready to go to work, hopefully delivering expanded coverage, making health care more affordable, and holding insurance companies accountable. But we still...
Utah v. Women

Utah v. Women

No one should be surprised by a proposed Utah law that would consider possible criminal prosecution and life imprisonment for women who suffer miscarriages in that state. Appalled maybe, but not surprised. It was just a matter of time. Since Roe v. Wade legalized...