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Early adopter ((Jon Bauer/flickr))
Now that “Sicko” and the iPhone have both been out for a week, we take your reviews of each and we debate the central premise of the Michael Moore film that insurance companies are evil. Plus: The widow of journalist Steven Vincent, who was killed in Iraq, and his translator, Nour Al-Khal, who is newly arrived as a refugee in New York.
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The "Sicko" Case for Single Payer
David Gratzer, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care, and Dr. Oliver Fein, chair of the New York Metro chapter of Phsyicians for a National Health Program, debate the pros and cons of a single payer health care system.
From Baghdad to New York
Nour Al-Khal, assistant and translator to Steven Vincent, a freelance journalist who was killed in Iraq, and Lisa Ramaci, Steven's widow, tell the story of securing Nour a U.S. visa.
Following Up: Commuting Costs
Peter Henning, professor of law at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit and co-editor of the blog, "White Collar Crime Prof Blog" (part of the Law Professor Blogs Network), and Rachel Barkow, law professor at NYU Law School, look at possible ramifications of the Libby commutation ...
Are You a Proud Redneck?
We look at two calls we got this week on what it means to be a redneck.
iPhone, iReview
So hyped it's been dubbed the "Jesus Phone" by bloggers, is the iPhone really all that? If you're one of the blessed few who has one, use it to give us a call and let us know. Peter Rojas, editor of the technology website Engadget, will give us ...
Lisa Ramaci
Lisa Ramaci, widow of the former journalist Steven Vincent, who was killed in Iraq, tells Brian what drove her husband to cover the ...
Nour Al-Khal
Nour Al-Khal, Iraqi translator for slain journalist Steven VIncent, describes her first impressions as a refugee in New York on the Brian Lehrer ...
Dr. Oliver Fein
Dr. Oliver Fein, chair of the New York Metro chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, explains the merits of a ...
Required Reading: July 6, 2007
Errant Afghan Civilian Deaths Surge (LA Times)
Bin Laden's Deputy Exhorts Muslims in Iraq to Coalesce (Washington Post)
G.O.P. Support for Iraq Policy Erodes Further (NY Times)
Indian Doctors Fear Bomb Plot Backlash (Washington Post)
US Recalls 3 More Chinese Kids Products (Washington Post/AP)