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Op-Ed, The Business Case for Single-Payer

Why business should demand single-payer health care The San Diego Union Tribune (Online Oct 17, 2017) By Eric Leenson & Dan Geiger, co-founders, Business Alliance for a Healthy California The powerhouse of America’s economy — small business — is being sabotaged. Yes, sabotaged — not by […]

LTE: Kudos to Arcata City Council

From Mad River Union Opinion, October 14, 2017 Kudos to Arcata City Council by Diane Ryerson I wish to recognize and thank Arcata City Council members for voting unanimously to authorize Mayor Ornelas to send a letter of support in concept for SB 562, The Healthy […]

HHS Declares Public Health Emergency, California Wildfires

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2017 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov Acting Secretary Hargan declares public health emergency in NorCal due to wildfires Following President Trump’s major disaster declaration for California, Health and Human Services Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan today declared a public health […]

Trump Devastates Health Care

Trump’s vicious attacks on health care prove he’s an equal opportunity jerk. Over the past few weeks, the GOP Congress and/or the president has: hurt exchange insurance buyers by cutting funding for enrollment assistance, hurt women by permitting all employers to deny their employees access to […]

Your Boss & Your Birth Control

Should Your Boss Dictate Your Family Planning Options? President Trump Thinks So. Georgeanne M. Usova, Washington Legislative Office & Brigitte Amiri, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project OCTOBER 6, 2017 | 4:00 PM (ACLU Blog)   President Donald Trump finally made it clear today. He believes business owners […]

Money, Guns & Health Care

The United States really is exceptional We spend more money per capita on guns, and health care, than any other country on Earth. This represents a failure of public policy of the highest order and a threat to our democracy. Let’s look at the numbers. Americans […]