# medicare for all (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover medicare for all. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Toast Is Burning…](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/the-toast-is-burning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-toast-is-burning) _2026-08-25 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 25, 2026A story my mother used to tell really sums up the state of the American experiment. A young boy failed to talk. His parents took him to specialists, all of whom said he was normal, but still, he never spoke. Then one day, when he was nearly five, he looked up from the Continue reading "The Toast Is Burning…" ## [Who Do We Tax?](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/who-do-we-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-do-we-tax) _2026-08-24 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 24, 2026In a recent Substack, Paul Krugman reminded readers that the rise of the oligarchy is closely related to tax policy. He began by referring to his recent explanations of the effects of the huge shift in taxation that has occured over the past several decades–a shift away from taxing capital and towards taxing Continue reading "Who Do We Tax?" ## [Who’s The Extremist?](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/whos-the-extremist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-the-extremist) _2026-08-23 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 23, 2026Among the (many) aspects of our political discourse that I find depressing, the substitution of insults and labels for actual analysis ranks high. Perhaps the most dishonest is the equation of Right and Left “extremism.” Recently, Talking Points Memo addressed that dishonesty with a column detailing just what is labeled “extreme” on both sides Continue reading "Who’s The Extremist?" ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825668157920428032) _2026-08-22 · We are the Revolution_ californiaroadtoad : politijohn : Source Most folks would call this kind of thing ghoulish. Mainly because it's ghoulish. ## [Here Is How Much AIPAC Has Given to Every Member of Congress This Cycle](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/22/here-is-how-much-aipac-has-given-to-every-member-of-congress-this-cycle/) _2026-08-22 · David Moore · Sludge_ The pro-Israel group’s enormous conduit operation has routed millions to lawmakers, with giving focused on key defense and spending committees. ## [America’s Brownshirts](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/americas-brownshirts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americas-brownshirts) _2026-08-22 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 22, 2026 A rising chorus of critics–academics, politicians and media figures–have compared ICE to Hitler’s Brownshirts, the Stormtroopers who were an early paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. Those comparisons have rested primarily upon five elements: concealed identities, intimidating street “theater” meant to be witnessed, “disappearance” tactics, confusion of law enforcement with state… ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825590436763713536) _2026-08-21 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [An Upcoming Presentation](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/an-upcoming-presentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-upcoming-presentation) _2026-08-21 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 21, 2026On September 19th, I will participate in a program sponsored by the Fort Wayne chapter of Citizens United for Separation of Church and State. The headliner will be Randall Balmer, America’s most eminent religious historian, so I am honored to be included. The upcoming program is especially timely in Red Indiana, where citizens Continue reading "An Upcoming Presentation" ## [Hospital Price Transparency Legislation Will Burden Poor and Rural Patients](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/21/hospital-price-transparency-legislation-will-burden-poor-and-rural-patients/) _2026-08-21 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By DAVID INTROCASO Last month the House Energy and Commerce and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees passed three hospital price transparency (price T) bills by a combined vote Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825499743276990464) _2026-08-20 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ho1YZJuV2Hha) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Corruption Is Spelled Alito](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/corruption-is-spelled-alito/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corruption-is-spelled-alito) _2026-08-20 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 20, 2026I have frequently accused the current administration of blatant corruption–and with good reason. But for sheer chutzpah (look it up), Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really can’t be outdone. Just in the past few days, we’ve had reports of the millions of dollars he has garnered from the oil and gas interests that Continue reading "Corruption Is Spelled Alito" ## [Prior Authorization](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/20/prior-authorization/) _2026-08-20 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By EMANUEL SARKEES Most people have never heard of prior authorization until it personally stops them from getting care they actually need. The way it usually goes is pretty straightforward: a doctor Continue reading... ## [Trump Convenes White House Crypto Meeting With His Own Business Partners](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/20/trump-convenes-white-house-crypto-meeting-with-his-own-business-partners/) _2026-08-20 · David Moore · Sludge_ Many of the companies at today’s White House meeting are in business with the president's or his son's crypto ventures, and have donated millions to Trump’s political committees. ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825409289444294656) _2026-08-19 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [It’s The Fine Print Stuff That Will Kill Us](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/its-the-fine-print-stuff-that-will-kill-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-the-fine-print-stuff-that-will-kill-us) _2026-08-19 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 19, 2026Here’s what really, really worries me. Not the big, well-reported activities of our lawless, corrupt administration, but the things that administration is doing that don’t get much–if any–attention. Those are things that erode the ability of the federal government to govern properly, and enhance the ability of fraudsters and grifters to exercise power and rip Continue reading "It’s… ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825347854290862081) _2026-08-19 · We are the Revolution_ politijohn : Source ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825318622976212992) _2026-08-18 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [Universal Coverage Might Be Nice, but an AI Tax Is Necessary](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/18/universal-coverage-might-be-nice-but-an-ai-tax-is-necessary/) _2026-08-18 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By KIM BELLARD I was amused – oh, I should be polite and say “interested” — to see a new study, led by researchers from Yale School of Public Medicine, about the Continue reading... ## [About Those Healthcare Costs](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/about-those-healthcare-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-those-healthcare-costs) _2026-08-18 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 18, 2026The day before yesterday, I posted one of my periodic columns about America’s costly and insane approach to health care. I often think of a former student–a hospital administrator– who corrected me when I referred to America’s healthcare “system.” “We don’t have a system,” he explained. “We have an industry.” In the wake Continue reading "About Those Healthcare Costs" ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825228121352650752) _2026-08-17 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/axCfG9IN1YsV) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [What’s In A Name?](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/whats-in-a-name-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-a-name-3) _2026-08-17 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 17, 2026The aspect of our current political reality that has distressed me the most has been my realization that the South really has risen again–that Trump and MAGA are a new form of the Confederacy. I used to think that racist attitudes were held by ten or fifteen percent of the population, at most, Continue reading "What’s In A Name?" ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 6) — The Decision](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/17/pre-surgical-complications-part-6-the-decision/) _2026-08-17 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Break free of the color recession!](http://www.hearth-myth.com/2026/08/break-free-of-color-recession.html) _2026-08-17 · Lynne Cantwell · hearth/myth_ Milkos | Deposit Photos Why is this woman sad? I'd guess it's because she's wearing neutral-toned clothing in a neutral-toned room. But maybe that's just me. Alert hearth/myth readers know I've complained about the neutralization of our interiors many times over the years. (I won't bore you with links. Trust me when I say there are a lot of them.) I've blamed it on HGTV, but it's not just me --… ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/825125393775394816) _2026-08-16 · We are the Revolution_ politijohn : Source ## [Socialized Medicine](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/socialized-medicine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=socialized-medicine) _2026-08-16 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 16, 2026Americans have been refusing to adopt a national healthcare system for more years than I can count, dismissing such approaches as a vilified “socialized medicine” and insisting that we take our broken bones and heart attacks into the “free market.” That “free market” has been very costly. America spends more than any other Continue reading "Socialized Medicine" ## [Indiana’s Pathetic Todd Young](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/indianas-pathetic-todd-young/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indianas-pathetic-todd-young) _2026-08-15 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 15, 2026Red Indiana has two Republican Senators. One is Jim Banks, an ultra-MAGA Christian nationalist slavishly devoted to Trump– an ideologue beyond the reach of law or logic. The other is Todd Young, who–if he possessed a spine– might have been a thoughtful and able lawmaker. But Young has instead been a loyal Trumpian, Continue reading "Indiana’s Pathetic Todd Young" ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824956232797405184) _2026-08-14 · We are the Revolution_ Source Privacy rights where? ## [Support Gramlich For The Indiana House!](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/support-gramlich-for-the-indiana-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-gramlich-for-the-indiana-house) _2026-08-14 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 14, 2026I’m at that time of life when a woman is referred to as being of a “certain age,” and I’m finding that–along with the creaky bones and graying hair–there are some rather satisfying compensations. Those include children and grandchildren of course, but those of us who spent years in the classroom also find Continue reading "Support Gramlich For The Indiana House!" ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 5)](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/14/pre-surgical-complications-part-5/) _2026-08-14 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824865559461101568) _2026-08-13 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EZ5f9DdLUtri) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Dark Money Group Sends Staffers to Tech and Pharma HQs to Kick Off August Recess](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/13/dark-money-group-sends-staffers-to-tech-and-pharma-hqs-to-kick-off-august-recess/) _2026-08-13 · Donald Shaw · Sludge_ Center Forward, funded in part by the companies it sent congressional staffers to visit, paired the tours with policy briefings for aides who sit on the committees the companies lobby. ## [Democrats, Socialists, Communists…](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/democrats-socialists-communists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=democrats-socialists-communists) _2026-08-13 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 13, 2026Ah, labels! In 1980, when I ran for Congress as a Republican, I was labeled conservative. Indeed, a few people told me that they liked me personally, but that they hadn’t voted for me because I was “too conservative.” My political philosophy hasn’t changed at all (although my position on some issues has Continue reading "Democrats, Socialists, Communists…" ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 4)](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/13/pre-surgical-complications-part-4/) _2026-08-13 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824774988999655424) _2026-08-12 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [A MAGA Typology](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/a-maga-typology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-maga-typology) _2026-08-12 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 12, 2026In the age of Trump and MAGA, one of the big questions I have trouble getting my head around–perhaps the biggest question–is “what motivates people to vote for a demonstrably ignorant, incompetent and mentally-ill man? What compels a person to put on a red hat and identify with a MAGA movement that is Continue reading "A MAGA Typology" ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 3)](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/12/pre-surgical-complications-part-3/) _2026-08-12 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824684430651211776) _2026-08-11 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [As Predicted…](https://sheilakennedy.net/2026/08/as-predicted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-predicted) _2026-08-11 · Sheila · Sheila Kennedy_ August 11, 2026Last month, I posted about the likely–and probably intended--consequences of Indiana’s imposition of work requirements on Medicaid recipients. The new rule requires Indiana folks who are enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan (Indiana’s Medicaid program) to prove to state government that they are working at least 80 hours a month in order to Continue reading "As Predicted…" ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 2)](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/11/pre-surgical-complications-part-2/) _2026-08-11 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Health Insurers Are Paying Third Way as It Targets the Left](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/11/health-insurers-are-paying-third-way-as-it-targets-the-left/) _2026-08-11 · David Moore · Sludge_ A health insurance industry group run by Republican consultants made its only disclosed 2024 donation to the centrist Third Way, according to a tax filing by the group. ## [(untitled)](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824593817450725376) _2026-08-10 · We are the Revolution_ ## [Pre-Surgical Complications (Part 1)](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/10/pre-surgical-complications-part-1/) _2026-08-10 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By MATTHEW HOLT Strap in for the tale of why your hero is spending most of his life down YouTube rabbit holes of cardiology videos while blundering his way around many many Continue reading... ## [Why I haven't been collecting Navajo rugs.](http://www.hearth-myth.com/2026/08/why-i-havent-been-collecting-navajo-rugs.html) _2026-08-10 · Lynne Cantwell · hearth/myth_ I don't mean to turn this into a fiber arts blog, but here we are. I'll try to find something else to talk about next week. This is the 36th year that the Museum of New Mexico Foundation has run a Navajo rug auction as a fundraiser. It's always in the courtyard between the Palace of the Governors and the New Mexico History Museum (except for during COVID, when they did it virtually). This year's… ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824322060561121280) _2026-08-07 · We are the Revolution_ Source ## [Is There Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Patients?](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/07/is-there-hope-for-parkinsons-disease-patients/) _2026-08-07 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By STEVEN ZECOLA Congress will need to amend its faltering Parkinson’s disease legislation if it hopes to achieve meaningful results. Why Change Is Necessary For more than 50 years, the National Institutes Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824231475015729152) _2026-08-06 · We are the Revolution_ Source Wales looking like Mars is not a good thing ## [A digital health company became an insurance carrier under the thin veil of a product launch](https://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2026/08/06/a-digital-health-company-became-an-insurance-carrier-under-the-thin-veil-of-a-product-launch/) _2026-08-06 · matthew holt · The Health Care Blog_ By DEEKSHA HEGDE How to spot a fundamental business model shift from a mile away, long before the PR calls it a product launch or market expansion. In April 2026, Progyny, a Continue reading... ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824139240001667072) _2026-08-05 · We are the Revolution_ Source Source Source Let’s go, Michigan! ## [Source](https://politijohn.tumblr.com/post/824050210349236224) _2026-08-04 · We are the Revolution_ Source A better world is possible ## [AIPAC Tops $100 Million in Election Spending for Second Straight Cycle](https://readsludge.com/2026/08/03/aipac-tops-100-million-in-election-spending-for-second-straight-cycle/) _2026-08-03 · David Moore · Sludge_ The pro-Israel group's PAC and super PAC have poured $104.3 million into the midterms, including more than $30.6 million in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the most it has ever spent on a single race.