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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.

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18 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 49 Comments, 0 Diaries, 0 Polls

49 Comments


Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 9:46:34 AM

Article : "USA Today Touts the Government's Good News on Medicare-- Bu"

An educated consumer...


Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10:35:46 PM

Article : "The Battle for Vermont's Health"

Thanks for the warning


Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 7:52:41 PM

Article : "Jon Stewart Takes on Sebelius - What Madame Secretary didn't"

Thanks Trudy


Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 8:54:42 PM

Article : "The High Cost of Allowing Health Insurers to Continue Keepin"

Thanks Wendell


Monday, January 23, 2012 at 3:15:57 PM

Article : "Park City Vantage Point Puts Tragedy of American Health Care"

Thanks Wendell


Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:35:31 AM

Article : "Mitt Romney's Health Care Fantasy World"

The priveleged 1%


Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:55:45 AM

Article : "Rick Santorum Would be Best President Health Insurers' Money"

Wendell Potter nails Rick Santorum as corporate shill


Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 1:52:17 PM

Article : "THE JFK CASE: The Twelve Who Built The Oswald Legend (Part "

Oswald's baby-sitters


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 11:15:47 PM

Article : "Obama Admin Seeks Permission To Lie In Response To Freedom O"

Thanks


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 9:43:29 PM

Article : "Obama Admin Seeks Permission To Lie In Response To Freedom O"

2 honest men


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 7:13:46 PM

Article : "Obama Admin Seeks Permission To Lie In Response To Freedom O"

fire the lawyer?


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 5:23:47 PM

Poll : "Poll: Should We Publish Content Exploring The Meta Issues, V"

Don't criticize, encourage.


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 5:15:31 PM

Article : "Top-Funded Purported Progressive Org Gets Another DLC Right "

CFP


Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 3:31:50 PM

Article : "Transparency In Government: Obama Administration Seeks Permi"

Freedom of Information


Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 1:27:23 AM

Article : ""Occupy Wall Street' Should Also Take Aim at Health Insuranc"

Wendell Potter calls out the Obama Administration


Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 3:12:09 PM

Diary : "Rob Kall, Reporting from Washington DC For the Next Few Days"

Obama's war on whistleblowers


Monday, March 8, 2010 at 1:25:21 PM

Article : "Will Health Bill Allow States to Do Better?"

Thanks for Writing this, David


Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 4:22:19 PM

Article : "Obama and the Dems Take Step in Right Direction with Reconci"

Uh,uh


Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:28:30 AM

Article : "Obama and the Dems Take Step in Right Direction with Reconci"

Reconciliation or no, it is still a bad bill


Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:20:00 AM

Article : "Whatever You Think of Rahm Emanuel-- That's Probably What Yo"

Reconciliation or no, it is still a bad bill


Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10:54:10 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

You just proved again that you are uninformed


Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10:43:18 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

I totally agree


Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 10:40:12 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

Hmmmm


Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 2:18:09 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

Canada


Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 9:51:44 PM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

You win


Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 9:00:21 PM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

This will disappoint you, but


Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 8:49:27 PM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

No, you have it backwards.


Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:52:00 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

Stay tuned


Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:32:06 AM

Article : "PA Dem State Committee Takes Single-Payer Healthcare Mainstr"

It pays for itself


Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 9:16:51 AM

Article : "Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Move"

Medicare


Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 4:40:47 PM

Article : "Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Move"

Please don't lecture me about the Kennedy Assassination


Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 3:30:26 PM

Article : "Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Move"

Specter


Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 3:23:35 PM

Article : "Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Move"

Huh???


Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 3:13:25 PM

Article : "Arlen Specter Pledges To Help Enable State Single-Payer Move"

Specter support for single-payer?


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:00:09 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

You misunderstand my point


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:18:01 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

I am not familiar with Belgium system per se, but


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 4:32:07 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

My how smug


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 2:05:58 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

We probably agree on many things, but...


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 1:42:34 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

I agree Kate, but ...


Monday, May 18, 2009 at 12:12:10 PM

Article : "Barack Obama Spins the Facts, Takes Single-Payer Health Car"

The half-a-loaf solution is a trap that will likely fail


Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 4:16:20 PM

Article : "Pennsylvania Is Ground Zero for Passage of Single Payer"

The Single-Payer PA Bill


Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 4:04:28 PM

Article : "THE CONYERS HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL: HB676"

Sorry, but I believe you are wrong about this.


Monday, December 22, 2008 at 4:24:19 PM

Article : "THE CONYERS HEALTH CARE PROPOSAL: HB676"

HR 676


Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 12:20:08 PM

Article : "Hard Lesson for Franken: Not All Votes Get Counted"

Canvassing Board Findings


Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 2:16:50 PM

Article : "Minnesota Recount Update"

The Recount


Friday, April 11, 2008 at 3:14:55 PM

Article : "Government-run health care in Philadelphia: about as efficie"

Bullshit


Friday, April 11, 2008 at 12:29:29 PM

Article : "Government-run health care in Philadelphia: about as efficie"

What has this to do with single-payer?


Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 4:56:47 PM

Article : "ED RENDELL'S HEALTHCARE HOAX (AND THE SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION)"

What does Hillary think?


Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 5:45:10 AM

Article : "ED RENDELL'S HEALTHCARE HOAX (AND THE SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION)"

State Versus Federal