Jun 26 2018 63 mins 6
Air Date: 6/26/2018 Today we take a look at the misguided transformation of our thinking about health care that causes us to accept the idea of it being a market-based commodity, who continues to support this idea and why it continues to make suckers of us all Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Episode Advertisers: Audiobook: What Truth Sounds Like Donate or become a Member to support the show! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Natalie Shure on how neoliberals turned healthcare from a right to a commodity - Citations Needed - Air Date 6-21-18 Ch. 2: Why Democrats Resist Medicare For All - @TZHRJ - Air Date 03-12-18 Ch. 3: Explaining Medicare Extra and the reason corporate Democrats want to save employer-based health insurance - Doomed - Air Date 3-10-18 Ch. 4: Healthcare isn't something people should have to choose to spend money on - Citations Needed - Air Date 6-21-18 Ch. 5: Join Your Local Single-Payer Advocacy Group via @HCNow - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 6: Elizabeth Rozenthal explains why the US health care system is so bad - Intercepted - Air Date 6-13-18 Ch. 7: Final comments on why single-payer health care is good for gender equality TAKE ACTION Find & Join your Local Single-Payer Advocacy Group via Healthcare NOW CALL/WRITE/TWEET your members of Congress to push them to publicly support the Medicare for All Act before the Midterms: House Co-sponsors Senate Co-sponsors FOR READING/SHARING The Midterm Elections and Medicare For All(Healthcare NOW!) Is Medicare-for-all a winning message for midterm elections? DSCC chairman weighs in(CBS) Why So Many Democrats Are Embracing Single-Payer Health Care(The Atlantic) "Medicare for All" is a winner in Democratic primaries(Axios) Single-Payer Health Care Is The Key To Democratic Victory In 2018(WBUR) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman MUSIC: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr UpUpUp and Over - The Balloonist (Blue Dot Sessions) When We Set Out - Arc and Crecent (Blue Dot Sessions) Donder - Darby (Blue Dot Sessions) Wingspan - Bayou Birds (Blue Dot Sessions) Planting Flags - K4 (Blue Dot Sessions) Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| +more Check out the BotL iOS/AndroidApp in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunesand Stitcher!
