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I have been an advertising executive most of my career with a long-time interest in progressive politics and journalism. I was a progressive Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives an 2010, and I serve on the Board of Healthcare4ALLPA, an organization that works for the passage of universal, single-payer healthcare in Pennsylvania. I write about politics, healthcare, and the JFK assassination. My work has been published In The New York Times; The Village Voice; The Realist; The Washington Star; New Times, three book anthologies, et al.
Friday, July 16, 2010 WellPoint's White Knight Rides Again (8 comments)
Many who are hoping for the best out of the recently enacted healthcare reform are less than heartened by the person appointed to launch and oversee the rollout.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstream, Unanimously Endorses It (41 comments)
It may be premature to suggest that single-payer is on the verge of passing in Pennsylvania, but after the State Democratic Committee unanimously endorsed the Single-Payer Legislation and three Gubernatorial candidates pledged to sign it when it reaches their desks, the light at the end of the tunnel is clearly in sight.
Monday, December 28, 2009 Health Insurance Monopolies Are Illegal. There Is No Insurance Antitrust Exemption (1 comments)
It is widely perceived that the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 bestowed an exemption to federal anti-trust law upon the insurance industry which has enabled a handful of health insurance companies to grow into gargantuan predatory monopolies immune to anti-monopoly legislation. In fact the Act was intended to empower both the federal government and the states to enforce antitrust regulations against the insurance industry.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Movement (13 comments)
Arlen Specter this morning pledged to introduce an amendment in the Senate that would remove any roadblocks individidual states might face in enacting single-payer systems in the respective states. Let's thank him and let him know that we expect him to fulfill his pldege and to work hard to insure its passage.
Monday, May 18, 2009 Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Care Off the Table (57 comments)
President Barack Obama has taken single-payer healthcare reform off the table. The problem lies in the fact that his explanation for doing so is at odds with the facts, and it is time to hold him accountable.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 Poll Excludes Single-Payer Healthcare; Respondents Implicitly Endorse It Anyway
HCAN, a coalition of organizations advocating and lobbying for President Barack Obama's proposed healthcare reform plan, recently released poll purporting to show broad public support for the Obama plan. The poll meticulously avoided any specific reference to Single-Payer healthcare reform, but the survey results strongly suggest that the public prefers that option even though it was excluded from the questionnaire.
Saturday, December 20, 2008 Update on Minnesota Recount (3 comments)
I have to say that I am terribly
impressed by the transparency of the Minnesota process. The entire
thing has been live-streamed, and every ballot where there was the
slightest disagreement has been projected for all to see.
Saturday, March 15, 2008 ED RENDELL'S HEALTHCARE HOAX (AND THE SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION) (5 comments)
With Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's Prescription For Pennsylvania all but dead in its original form, his political allies in the State Legislature are intent upon salvaging what they can via an amended bill they hope will pass the Pennsylvania House this Monday, March 17th. Gone is "Cover All Pennsylvanians," a title that was never even remotely remotely appropriate. Ready to replace it is something much worse.
Thursday, November 30, 2006 The Olbermann Juggernaut (4 comments)
Keith Olbermann continues his dramatic climb in the cable news ratings. November numbers are in, and the huge increases continue with no end in sight.
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 Time for a change in Pa. 16
Voters in Pennsylvania have an opportunity to vote out a radical right Republican and vote in a common-sense Democrat.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Keith Olbermann Can Rest Easy (2 comments)
Many worry that Keith Olbermann's nasty habit of speaking truth to power may subject him to the same fate that befell Phil Donahue, but Olbermann's numbers are surging, and his new "hit" status is likely to provide him with job security for the foreseeable future.
Friday, October 27, 2006 A Democratic Romp; Or a Stolen Election? (4 comments)
New AP/Ipsos poll suggests the Democrats might be heading for a landslide in the 2006 Congressional elections.
Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Joe Lieberman: The GOP's Fair-Haired Boy
Joe Lieberman fancies himself a good Democrat, but he boasts a following of conservative Republicans who likely disagree with him on that particular point.
Friday, July 28, 2006 A Ned Lamont Landslide? (4 comments)
Conventional wisdom suggests a close August 8th primary contest in Connecticut where Ned Lamont is challenging Joe Lieberman in what seemed a hopeless insurgent quest for the Democratic Senate nomination only a few short months ago. No longer. Ned Lamont may actually be heading for a lop-sided landslide victory.
Sunday, July 16, 2006 The Leak None Dared Call Treason
The Bush administration is up in arms over disclosure in the New York Times of its surveillance of banking records, even though President Bush and others had previously publicly boasted about the program. Apparently forgotten is a much more dangerous leak two years ago that seriously compromised national security. That story also ran in the Times, and the source was an unidentified official within the Bush administration.
