America’s most famous healthcare expert was actually born in Canada! The Vox reporter and all-around policy guru explains how, in a country with entrenched interests similar to ours, progressives managed to win coverage for every Canadian. Plus she gives
Nov 11
From the Archives: Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy
Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of only one album,”Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pisto ... Show More
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Nov 4
Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New York Times, The Nation, Time Magazine, and NPR. Schlanger is als ... Show More
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Jan 2020
How Taiwan got Medicare-for-All
In the early 1990s, the government of Taiwan decided to try an experiment. In just nine months, they completely revolutionized their health care system, covering every Taiwanese citizen through a single-payer program. It’s a system that looks very similar to the Medicare-for-all ... Show More
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Mar 2022
The Average GOP Official Is to the Left of Many Democrat Voters | Guest: Dr. Mark Steffen | 3/29/22
Look at the issues of medical freedom, Ukraine, crime, the border, and gender bending, and you will find that Republican politicians in deep red states are to the left of some average Democrat voters. I give a vivid example of Idaho Gov. Brad Little supporting medical tyranny and ... Show More
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