August, 2009

Patient

“That crucial battle not even his medals can help him recall.”



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Kanagawa 1946

A new poem by the poetry editor of CommonSense 2.



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West Reading Leads the Way

Here’s to Mike Morrill and the West Reading Borough Council, heroes in the single-payer health care reform movement!



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An Unpopular War: The Unethical Menu Which We Are Fed

John’s wife, Yvette, had signed up the family, which includes a four year-old son, for health insurance with Anthem a month before the accident. She said Anthem had cashed their premium check and twice assured Yvette that John was covered. But [then] the company said the policy hadn’t been in force at the time of the accident. ‘When they denied me, I was still in a coma.’ said John ‘The medical bills came to $65,000.’ [The Ellis' sued] ‘They have so much money they wear you down.’ said Yvette ‘They bank on the fact that you are going to break.’



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Clean Energy?

The American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by a narrow margin recently. While it is historic, many environmentalists think that the bill was weakened too much to be truly effective.

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How to Stay Healthy in July and Why It Matters

If we don’t hear from you by the 3rd, you won’t be able to eat at the picnic, and you know what happens if you don’t eat. That’s right! You get sick!

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Adoration of the Fabulous Beasts

Sometimes when it is still at night, not a sound anywhere, you might think of the racket at the Adoration of the Fabulous Beasts. Or if you are somewhere where you have to be awfully quiet and behave yourself, it helps to think of that rowdy gang and all the rumpus they’re making. Yes, when you were born they did this for you. But maybe it would be fun, if it’s all right with your Mother, to make a lot of noise, and that does happen now and then — you might join in right now.



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“Dear Husband,” by Joyce Carol Oates

Nothing left undone



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Battle for Health Care Is Not a Spectator Sport

When we are a powerful fist with one punch screaming ‘single-payer health care’, only then will we break through the doors of power and break the chain of traditional failure on this issue so critical to our well-being.

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An Unpopular War: PUPPY Love

PMDD, which en espanol is El muchacho los norteamericanos jode crédulo, is characterized by irritability, moodiness, and totally irrational behavior (obviously unique to females and non-elected White House occupants).



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