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With less than two months left before the next U.S. president is elected, ScienceBlogs wanted to dedicate a space to campaign politics. A Vote For Science is a group blog that will focus on the candidates' science policies. It is managed by many interested ScienceBloggers, as well as guest blogger Ivan Oelrich of the Federation of American Scientists.
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This may ruffle a few feathers, but I've decided to cross-post this one. --PalMD As a physician, I have a lot of politically conservative colleagues. Much of this stems from our experience with the government. The influence of Medicare helps...
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Posted on October 9, 2008 9:46 PM • 9 Comments •
You can help WNYC produce their "Health Care Policy" program for their "30 Issues in 30 Days" series -- here's how!
Posted on September 22, 2008 5:18 PM • 0 Comments •
Socialized business loans are fine, but socialized medicine -- NO WAY! Does anyone see the problem with this picture?
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Posted on September 21, 2008 7:24 PM • 48 Comments •
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and/or his campaign have responded to the fourteen questions issued by the Science Debate 2008 effort. I addressed the responses of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (and/or his campaign) earlier. When I read over the...
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Posted on September 19, 2008 12:13 PM • 4 Comments •
Oh yeah, I think an education program
sans condom information and distribution will be totally effective against Africa's AIDS epidemic!
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Posted on September 18, 2008 6:50 PM • 3 Comments •
There will be a McCain vs. Obama campaign debate on healthcare today at 5pmEST that can be viewed live at Scientists and Engineers for America. It will feature campaign surrogates who are expert on healthcare issues, and is sure...
Posted on September 18, 2008 2:39 PM • 0 Comments •
I am flabbergasted by the chilling reports that as mayor of Wasilla Sarah Palin was involved in the decision to force victims of rape to pay for their own exams and rape kits. If this story is true, then every...
Posted on September 18, 2008 11:23 AM • 12 Comments •
The McCain and Obama Campaigns will be squaring off on healthcare this Thursday live on the web. The event is completely booked, but Scientists and Engineers for America will have it live HERE. This is going to be a very...
Posted on September 17, 2008 4:56 PM • 0 Comments •
A closer look at the cost of health care in the US.
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Posted on September 16, 2008 11:38 AM • 4 Comments •
Both candidates have proposals for reforming America's health care system. You can read them yourself (Obama's here, McCain's here, and a detailed comparison here). As statements of policy, these plans focus on the big picture of American health care: how...
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Posted on September 14, 2008 1:33 AM • 23 Comments •
