From Rita Carlson; INTERVIEW BY JESSE PEARSON, PHOTOS BY PHILIP ANDREWS OF VICE MAGAZINE via Jason Linkins of the Huffington Post, 12/28/09
The most recent issue of Vice Magazine features an interview with David Simon, who unpacks at length on the television show he’s best known for creating, The Wire. Along the way, Simon — almost [Read More →]
Dec 11, 2009
The Associated Press: “A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates.” An earlier version of the bill in a Senate committee forbid the practice, but a tweak would allow limits so [Read More →]
on fivethirtyeight.com
(a very popular site for political commentary)
Imagine what the American Trucking Association would say if the interstate highway system was a jumble of unconnected, poorly paved roads, every mile of which was nonetheless tolled at exorbitant rates. Think what the American Telemarketing Association would do if half the calls their employees dialed every day were [Read More →]
Tue Nov 17, 2009 at 05:46:09 PM PST
A few weeks ago, Countdown Sr. Producer Richard Stockwell came up with an idea: create a series of free clinics which would not only deliver care to the uninsured, but would demonstrate the need for health care reform that covers all Americans.
On Saturday, Stockwell attended the first of those free [Read More →]