Greatest American Hero

Dennis Kucinich has been working diligently for YEARS, pushing for real health care reform in the US. In fact, when you visit kucinich.us, the masthead reads "Whatever it takes, for as long as it takes. Health Care For All" followed by a petition you can sign "establishing health care as a civil right." More »

Say It Ain't So, Joe

The long, bumpy, twisty road to health care reform has been enough to make me sick. Just when we think we're on the home stretch, another obstacle pops up. This time, it wears the scary Halloween mask of Joe Lieberman. Truly terrifying. More »

Health Care Reform Not Dead...Yet

It sure seems as if someone in Washington is trying to kill the public option and, with it, any shot at meaningful health care reform! More »

Inching Closer Toward Health Care Reform

I can't recall exactly how many times in the past few months I heard some pundit proclaim that "the Public Option is dead!" I refused to believe it. I knew that whatever passed wouldn't be as good as it should be, and would be nowhere near what we need to truly provide affordable, quality health care for our citizenry. But I always believed that, in the end, we'd have some semblance of a public option. But I never thought that Harry Reid would emerge the hero! On that count, I was wrong! And I'm thrilled to admit it! More »

History Repeating

Ron Kovic was shot in Vietnam and came home as a paraplegic, anti-war activist. Today, the US is looking at our involvement in Afghanistan and wondering if we have another Vietnam on our hands. More »