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Part 1: The US’ Healthcare System is Predatory – It’s Time for Universal Medical Coverage

Richard Gale and Gary NullProgressive Radio Network, February 12, 2019For a nation that prides itself on being the world’s wealthiest, most innovative, and most technologically advanced, the US’ healthcare system is nothing less than a disaster and disgrace. Not only are Americans the least healthy among the most developed nations, but the US’ health system also ranks dead last among high-income countries.[1] Despite rising costs and our unshakeable faith in American medical exceptionalism, average life expectancy in the US has remained lower than other OECD nations for many years and has continued to decline for the past three years. On the other hand, countries with universal healthcare coverage find their average life expectancy stable or slowly increasing. The fundamental problem in Washington is that both parties are beholden to the pharmaceutical and private insurance industries. Neither has the courage or will to spurn their corporate donors to do what is sensible, financially feasible and morally correct to improve Americans’ quality of health and well-being.

 

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Rapidly changing conditions in the Arctic and their larger impact on global climate and weather conditions

 

Prof. Peter Wadhams is a professor emeritus of ocean physics and head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University. He is also the former director of the Scott Polar Research Institute  Prof. Wadhams is a recognized and renowned scientist in the field of Arctic region, the impacts of climate change and the rapid loss of polar ice. He has participated in 50 polar expeditions  His book “A Farewell to Ice,” is a front line report from a world leader in Arctic polar sciences that outlines his dire warnings about an ice free world in the event humanity fails to meet the climate challenges face it today. It is a must-read for gaining a thorough understanding of our dangerous climate crisis.