Progressive Opinion

prospect.org — Doctors, the traditional advocates for the medical status quo, are increasingly in favor of major reforms to the U.S. health-care system.

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healthbeatblog.org — The mainstream media's health coverage would lead you to believe all medical developments are risk-free and cost nothing.

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truthout.org — The reform of the country's health care system is not only essential for ensuring people have access to high quality health care, it is also increasingly important for the country's economic well-being. The inefficiency of the health care system is imposing an ever-greater strain on the economy.

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ft.com — With the oil price heading upwards and President George W. Bush heading for Saudi Arabia, as part of a Middle Eastern tour, it is time to accept the truth. The pursuit of oil is fundamental to US foreign policy.

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truthout.org — If health care costs in the United States were brought in line with costs in other wealthy countries then we would not be looking at scary budget projections 20 or 30 years down the road. This suggests the urgency of fixing the U.S. health care system. Health care reform is not only necessary to extend health care coverage to the uninsured, it is also essential for preventing our health care system from strangling the economy. Reform will require overcoming the opposition of extremely powerful lobbies, such as the pharmaceutical and insurance industries, but there really is no alternative.

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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — For families hit with medical bills they cannot pay, the current health care system magnifies their pain. But even those who have health insurance and can afford to pay are knocked around in a broken system.

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prospect.org — The McCain Agenda: McCain believes that Americans use too much health care, and he has created a plan that will make care less affordable so millions of Americans will use less.

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blog.aflcio.org — McCain would tax health care benefits as income and push more people out of group insurance pools and into the often-predatory private market. In short, McCain would increase our taxes and ensure fewer of us could afford quality health care.

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alternet.org — Hundreds of thousands of vets face a mental health crisis and the Department of Defense is busy patting itself on the back

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