what is stopping universal health coverage?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-15/dr-deans-second-opinion/full/

We already HAVE socialized medicine with the VA hospitals and medicare. What's the fear? That we will become a socialist country? Well, then we'll have to say that the entire rest of the world is socialist then.

If we can afford the $1 trillion useless war in Iraq, I think we should be able to afford health care for ourselves.

nice magazine for helpful information

http://www.backwoodshome.com/

You might not agree with their politics, but there's some good stuff here otherwise.

Iranian protesters face detention and torture, and still they go

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8133329.stm

I often wondered if Scientology had the power to arrest and torture me, would I still be a critic? Actually, I don't think so. I'm not that brave. But these Iranians are amazing. I hope they succeed in freeing their country.

I read that the revolution that put Khomeni in power took a year. So this is not over yet. Most Iranians are young and educated, and they are learning from other successful protests how best to go foward. I wish them all the best.

http://iran.whyweprotest.net

geotagging - locational socializing

http://www.wired.com/dualperspectives/article/news/2009/06/dp_web_wired0630

When your friends know where you are, that makes planning for social interaction easier to do. But it also can mean that non-friends also know where you are.