There’s new blog entry from Mike Ervin at Smart Ass Cripple. The Smart Ass is no dummy. All of the Republicans vying to be president are talking about the sacrifices that must be made by Americans – except for the gazillionaires who have millions stashed away in Switzerland, the Caymans, and other sheltering locales, Mike […]
Tomorrow, this blog will get back to more the “usual” fare that readers are accustomed to, although I can guarantee this won’t be the last time this blog will be featuring news about health care and the budget battles. Remember, not so very long ago, a bunch of Republican candidates who want to be the […]
In transitioning to full time work for Not Dead Yet, I’m bringing my last fifteen years of independent living and health care advocacy experience. I’ve served on a number of boards and committees related to achieving universal health care, protecting and improving health care access for people with disabilities, and reversing the institutional bias built […]
I love The Onion. This is a pretty deadly picture of what bipartisan cooperation could look like in terms of tackling the budget deficit. (Just kidding – really) I apologize for the lack of captioning, but I couldn’t pass this up. If there’s a good transcriptionist reading this, I promise you gratitude and credit if […]
This all started simply enough. On July 9, the New York Times published an essay by Dudley Clendinen titled The Good Short Life With A.L.S. In the essay, Clendinen, who has previously worked as a correspondent and as an editorial writer for the paper, shared his thoughts on living with A.L.S. – which he calls […]
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Action Alert (for Wed, July 13): CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE TO OPPOSE ARBITRARY MEDICAID CUTS! Call and Email the White House TODAY! NDLA URGES YOU TO CONTACT THE WHITE HOUSE TO OPPOSE ARBITRARY MEDICAID CUTS! Call Toll Free at 1-888-245-0215 using the talking points below, and then Take Action to email key White House Officials. […]
Sorry for the late notice, but I’ll be on Largest Minority Radio Show on WBAI tonight. The show starts at 9:00 pm ET. I’ll be on around 9:25 or so. Here’s the description of the show and how to listen in: Our next show airs Wednesday, June 8th, at 9:00pm on WBAI. Our guests will […]
I’m probably being more self-disclosing than I would like to here, but it was no accident that we caught this bit of demagoguery by Rep. Barney Frank on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”. The show usually has a good line-up of guests, representing a wide spectrum of political ideologies – and discussion occurs – mostly – with […]
I really should have posted this over the weekend, but got waylaid by the usual parade of mundane but demanding household tasks that tend to occupy that timeblock. On Saturday, September 19, ADAPT activists from around the country converged on Washington, DC for several days of political advocacy and direct action. Here’s how ADAPT’s September […]
