What kind of health insurance reform do people really want? Governor-elect Spitzer has promised universal coverage for New York State, but what kind? We will dig deep into the poll numbers to see how people really feel about single payer, individual mandates and other ways to get there. Also, can realism and ethics coexist in U.S. foreign policy?
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Realism Without Cynicism
John Hulsman, former senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation and co-author
with
Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, of Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World (Pantheon, 2006)
-come together to argue for a new direction in U.S. foreign ...
with
Anatol Lieven, senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, of Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World (Pantheon, 2006)
-come together to argue for a new direction in U.S. foreign ...
Dangerous Construction
Lou Coletti president of the Building Trades Employers' Association
and
Jonathan Bennett, public affairs director for New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
Nadia Maria Molina says small construction firms break law and hire non-english speaking, non-union workers.
and
Jonathan Bennett, public affairs director for New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
Nadia Maria Molina says small construction firms break law and hire non-english speaking, non-union workers.
Across the Universe
Robert Blendon, professor of health policy and political analysis in the Harvard University School of Public Health and the Kennedy School of Government
- reviews polling data on the various means to achieving universal health coverage
then
Drew Armstrong, Health reporter for CQ Today
- on ...
- reviews polling data on the various means to achieving universal health coverage
then
Drew Armstrong, Health reporter for CQ Today
- on ...
Open Phones
The books you'll be giving as holiday gifts.
Realism without Cynicism
John Hulsman and Anatol Lieven come the WNYC studios on 12/15/06, to argue for a new direction in U.S. foreign policy.
Required Reading: December 15, 2006
Rice Rejects Overture To Iran And Syria (Washington Post)
Democratic Sen. Johnson in Stable Condition After Brain Surgery (Washington Post)
They Saw The Uniforms And Knew To Run (LA Times)
Reversing Trend, Big Drop Is Seen in Breast Cancer (NY Times)
Universal Health Insurance
Today we discuss opinions on different types of health insurance. here are the results of a WNYC/Pace poll conducted in October (word doc)
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