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February 24, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

Billionaires vs. Our Benefits: Who Really Wins With Social Security Cuts?

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! What would cutting off or limiting Social Security benefits – or privatizing Social Security – mean for the roughly 68 million retirees who rely on such benefits? And what could that mean for those […]

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February 10, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

How Many Must Die? America’s Health Crisis

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! Why are some 200,000 Americans dying each year due to issues with their health insurance and access to care? Would a single-payer healthcare system put a stop to this? To find out, we interviewed Dr. […]

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February 3, 2025

By Brenda Gazzar

Murder, Money & Medicine: The United Healthcare CEO Tragedy and America’s Insurance Crisis

THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! This time on Code WACK! The strong reactions to the tragic murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged killer Luigi Mangione are bringing renewed attention to the abuses of for-profit health […]

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